It probably because the president was against slavery.
It was "Alexander I" who was the Russian Tsar who refused to surrender to Napoleon in 1812, even after Moscow had been captured and burned, since he suspected (correctly) that Napoleon's army would not be able to endure.
Answer:c.the great changes brought about when machines and factories replaced animal power and handmade goods
Explanation:
A main goal of the monarchs of Europe during the Age of Absolutism was to "<span>(2) centralize political power" but there were of course other goals as well. </span>