Under the Articles of Confederation, the government was a unicameral (one house) legislature. Delegates to Congress were appointed by the state legislatures, and each state had one vote.
I believe it's "<span>the source of the Mississippi River."
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Sparta I believe... they trained young boys for the military.
It increased the size of the United States because it was based on the idea that America was destined by God to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in other words, it encouraged many to expand west.
hope this helps i actually just learned about this in class :)