All of the above. Because they are all the nations of Polynesia
The slave culture made the slaves work together to survive. This promoted family, loyalty, and empathy/sympathy for each other. Due to this it caused them to not loose hope and always help each other.
Two conflicts-the War of the Spanish Succession and the war in the Baltic-almost merged into a single pan-European war. Even though Russia and Prussia appeared on the international scene, the balance of power that emerged after the Thirty Years ' War was never broken. None of the great powers could achieve unconditional dominance over rivals.
In the 18th century, France was weakened. Sweden, Spain, and Holland withdrew to the second roles. The strongest players looked England and the Austrian Empire. Prussia and Russia were gaining political weight.
Taxation. Shay's Rebellion happened because banks were foreclosing on farmers' homes. The farmers revolted because they couldn't make their payments <em>and </em><em />the high interest rates which was somehow caused by large post (Revolutionary) war debts. The federal government struggled to pay its debts because the Articles of Confederation didn't allow the federal gov't to <em>force</em> states to pay taxes.