During his bad period, Ivan the Terrible organized a secret police who killed everyone whom he thought might be a traitor.
Ivan the Terrible came to the throne in 1533. He was named Ivan the Terrible because he ruled by terror. This happened after his wife died. However, he also reformed Russia during his good years.
B) one that stretched from coast to coast
Checks and balances, there really is no explanation for this it just blatantly is
Colonies such as Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland were settled primarily by people seeking religious freedom. Pilgrim Separatists desired a break from the Church of England, and arrived in Massachusetts aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Later, a different religious sect, the Puritans, arrived in Massachusetts fleeing persecution in England. Unlike the Separatists, the Puritans did not want to break from the Church of England; they wanted to "purify" it. This was met with opposition -- including violence -- and by 1630 nearly 20,000 Puritans fled to Massachusetts. Colonies such as Maryland were founded as a refuge for other persecuted religious groups. English persecution -- like a ban on a Catholic priest officiating a marriage of two Catholics -- prompted many to come to Maryland. Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as a Catholic refuge in 1632.
