If I remember right slavery was greatly increased as a result of the Punic Wars because everyone wanted more slaves to harvest from all the land they took over while the Owners where at war. I think thats the answer Sorry if im wrong
The practice of selling indulgences was when the Catholic Church would offer people a chance to suffer less for their sins if they gave money to the Church, which was widely seen as corrupt and led to the Protestant Reformation.
<span>The Know-Nothing Party was so popular that its candidates had been elected to important political offices throughout the United States. German-Americans, who were typically divided amongst themselves, united in their efforts to fight back against the discrimination directed at them. They were greatly aided by mounting tensions over the issue of slavery in the United States, which divided the Know-Nothing supporters and weakened them as a political group.</span>
Black Americans were permitted to serve in the Union Army for the first time, and nearly 200,000 would do so by the end of the war. the Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the permanent abolition of slavery in the United States
