Democrats and Southern Democrats
There were lots of foreign changes that presented challenges for the US. I'll give you a few examples from different time periods. First would be when England wanted to tax the Americans in the Revolutionary period. They did this to try and restrict America's freedom. Another example would be that Russia had spies during the cold war period. This was to gain intelligence of the US war plans. Also when Germany sent the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico during the WWII period. This was to get Mexico to launch a surprise attack on the US.
Nobles and knights were obliged to protect those who lived on the manor and provide personal and military service to the king.
Because of the country's strong presence on the water with its ships and naval command.
