How did the founding fathers structure the articles of confederation?

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo,sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

Which is not characteristic of capitalism? a) market e-commerce b) supply and demand c) freedom of competition d) a society without social classes

In the gettysburg address, which rhetorical device does abraham lincoln employ when he says, "the world will little note,nor remember what we say here, but ic never forget what they did here"?