Great Plains, Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region,and the Caribbean.
1876 was an important year for America because it was America's 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This signifies the unity amongst Americans which establishes a strong centripetal force.
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Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies. (Google definition)