Before being allowed to re-join the Union, Confederate states where required to ratify the 14th Amendment. This Amendment protected citizens from racist laws.
Answer: In ancient times Fasces were a symbol of overall authority and power. It showed great power with the will of an axe that symbolizes imperium, otherwise knows as executive authority.
They believed that British actions were harming their economy and threatening expansion into western lands. (impressment, forts on US land supporting Native Americans)
