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.
An absolute monarch is a type of form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or non written customs.
A political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
A because the war propaganda made it hard for anyone to sell anything
