European nations and eventually the United States expanded their influence and power in smaller nations. Why did European nations do this? What did they need?

a countries leader should be motivated by the common good of the country.

by improved communication.

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else