Guessing its in the middle of the US. Thats the Louisiana Purchase from France. If it's Alaska, we gained that from the Russian Empire.
Answer:
For most people, the nation existed first, then nationalist movements arose for sovereignty, and the nation-state was created to meet that demand. Most theories see the nation-state as a modern European phenomenon, facilitated by developments such as state-mandated education, mass literacy, mass media, and even including print.
There is the first part I'm a little stuck on the second part. ^
The answer is Aaron Douglas
