How did some western counties respond to the political challenges North Carolina faced after gaining independence? They formed militias to seize power from the government.
They requested aid from foreign governments.
They seceded to form their own governments.
They organized mass demonstrations demanding government representation.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

states

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as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

ok sorry the answer is a. by their religion

reread your text and you will find the answer. stay focused ignore all your distractions.

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