Most important one is to vote.
Many northern people believed that "its economic focus should become industrial rather than agricultural," since many people in the North were opposed to slavery, which was the dominant driving force of the agricultural economy.
They removed existing rulers from the conquered lands to ensure they had direct control of their enemies' trade routes. They forced all the people they conquered to trade directly with them, increasing their wealth from the sale of additional goods. They took all conquered people as prisoners and forced them to work as slaves on public works projects. The tribute demanded from conquered peoples provided warriors for defense, as well as food and resources for their own people.
