Abraham Lincoln is my answer
Answer: they were objects that belonged to their masters and not considered people or citizens.
C. Military; grow
The Ottomans built up their military so that they would be able to expand and grow their empire by conquering surrounding empires.
The reason is that in a parlimentary system, Parliment has much more power than the other branches. But, in a Semi-Presidental government, The President has an extreme amount of power. He can choose the Prime Minister and can destroy a whole Political Party