c. 1500, "to light up, shine on," a back-formation from illumination or else from Latin illuminatus, past participle of illuminare "light up, make light, illuminate." Earlier was enlumyen
War with Mexico and the alamo and it also sparked the transcendentalist era, and plus it was one of the earliest examples of civil disobedience by henry David Thoreau
I’m not so sure about the north but i know that the south was very angry because they claimed it was an inaccurate depiction of slaveholders. I hope this helps!
Mootness seeks to prevent the plaintiff to assert the claim too late when the plaintiff has no longer a personal stake in the outcome because change of circumstances. Ripeness arises when a plaintiff suit is premature because the plaintiff's injury has not yet occurred, it is speculative or may never occur.