Until 1663, and were repealed in 1849.
There was tension in the politics of the nation which were largely due to differences in the economies of the North and the South. For the South, slavery was used as a labor source hence they supported slavery. The North on the other hand was opposed to slavery as it was largely urbanized. Different regions led to the creations of different economies.
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa. He named it Cape of Storms, but King John later renamed it Cape of Good Hope.
what caused it was the Japanese army invaded a lot of places so the Japanese govt. became more powerful.