When whig illinois congressman abraham lincoln stated in 1848 "whigs did not believe in enlarging our field, but in cultivating our present possessions, making it a garden," he was espousing the whig ideal that the key to america's prosperity was through?

Abraham Lincoln espoused the Whig ideal that in order for America to prosper, it should have an economic development. This is when Lincoln stated in the year 1848 that Whigs didn't believe in expanding their field, but instead, they cultivate their present possessions and make it like a garden.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.

the french revolution was when many people were persecuted for disagreeing or making separate government