The supporters you're referring to were called patrons. Patrons were usually wealthy merchants or people who have made their fortune in other ways and wanted to either have a picture of themselves and their family, or generally had a desire to support painting, some even decided to order paintings for the church in order to get in good standing with the church officials.
The purpose of laws that followed the September 11 attacks were to keep the United States safe from terrorism and allow law enforcement to identify acts of terrorism before they happened.
Computers, touchscreen smartphones, self driving cars most of all.
The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
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