Answer:
this question needs more support in order to be answered.
Explanation:
One of Abraham Lincoln's main goals, before, during and after the Civil War, was the preservation of the Union. Lincoln realized that the North and the South had very different views and opinions on the future of the country, and he realized that this severely threatened the nation. If I were Lincoln's chief adviser, I would give these five reasons for the preservation of the Union:
- Keeping the Union intact will help us maintain a strong national identity, as opposed to a state one.
- By remaining unified, we will be able to benefit from the crops of the South, as well as the industry of the North.
- By preserving the Union, we will be able to enjoy a more diverse and multicultural country, with many different perspectives.
- If the Union remains unified, our Armed Forces will be more numerous and stronger.
- By trying to preserve the Union, we will most likely be able to avoid armed conflict among the different regions of the country.
The answer that is NOT accurate: "He instituted the Inquisition throughout the empire."
The Spanish Inquisition had been instituted by Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille in 1478. Philip's reign in Spain came a century later, from 1556-1598.
The answer about "divine right to rule as an absolute monarch" is certainly true of Philip II, but we might want to be careful about assigning that idea as a Catholic idea only. In Philip's case, he certainly would have used it that way over against Protestant challengers. But in the course of history, rulers on both the Catholic and Protestant sides would subscribe to the idea of diving right monarchy.
If a government doesn't have definite laws, the people may abuse the amount of freedom they have. The code of Hammurabi says that "what you do to someone, will happen to you too" (eye for an eye) kept the citizens in the area safe because they knew there would be serious consequences to what they might do to others.
