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c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

very positive impact on our industries in the west, sine they promoted settlement and increased the ways in which goods could be transported to market.  

the scientific revolution brought us a renewed understanding of humanity and our place in the universe, new scientific equipment, and new laws as a basis for future scientific discovery.