Now a days you have to have photo ID, back then it wasnt common for
people to be able to pull a picture of themselves out of their pocket.
Also, in most places now its all technology based instead of good old
fashioned paper
Mercantilism was the thing that made political power. Mercantilism was the belief that putting tariffs and taxes on imported goods and trade, it would also help with building a wealthy and politically powerful state. The more trade you made, the more wealthier and powerful you became, all thanks to mercantilism.
What period are you talking about?
The key factors to the rise of the kingdom was trade and conquering neighboring territory
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All the African American Legislators during the Reconstruction had been slaves