Well, as a obvious answer, I would have to say that they were at least both Kings in the same era.
B. the political rights of the english
Answer: something the reader should think, feel or do
If an idea in a non-fiction article is restated by the author that means that the author is trying to emphasize such point. The point or statement that is/are restated might just be the most important point in the article.
Citizens of Richmond, Virginia would have been excited by the actions at Fort Sumter due to their location in the South. Richmond would eventually become the seat of government for the Confederate States of America. As such (and in tandem with most other Southerners), citizens of Richmond held a great deal of animosity against the Union. The actions at Fort Sumter consisted of violence against the North and thus began the Civil War, therefore citizens of Virginia were excited by the resistance to Union control.
Charles Dawes led that campaign I'm pretty sure