<span>During the civil war, Abraham Lincoln used the executive power without first getting congressional approval. He used this to call 75,000 US troops to hold down the insurrection in the South America. He authorizes the movement of war and suspended the writ of habeas corpus privilege. At the same time, he acted both as commander in chief and chief executive without the Congress' approval.</span>
Cease fire that led to them splitting up
So it's been years since I've studied this, but I do know one thing important is the introduction of coin Currency and establishment of banks
The United States Government could not tax the states and therefore had no money, they could not control trade between states and states started putting tariffs and taxes on other states goods. They were treated as a United States. Not one Country. Most importantly, shown in Shay's Rebellion, they couldn't raise an army. Only ask for volunteers
Hinduism and Buddhism are both east and central Asian respectively, and Islam did not see the light of day until 610 C.E., so the answer is A, Christianity.
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