Before the Revolution
France was a monarchy ruled by the king. The king had total power over the government and the people. The people of France were divided into three social classes called "estates." The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate was the nobles, and the Third Estate was the commoners. (google)
Space Kingdom over the red sea
The divine right allows royals to take the position as the head of the kingdom.
Impeding - to delay or prevent by obstructing it/them.
so your answer is B. Obstructing; slowing down.
The Missouri compromise made by Henry clay said that Missouri would enter as a slave state and that Maine would enter as a free state, also everything above the 36/30 line of latitude was free and everything below it, was slave.