Solving international disagreements in a peaceful way
This would be an example of "chronological history", since the evens are being "placed" in the order in which they occurred. This is often helpful to understand "cause and effect" relationships.
He was A... "A self made man."
They gave the power to the people because they were fearful that if they had 1 leader(king, queen, or president) then the US would become much like Britain in which they had just broken free of. Hope this helps