How did the roman catholic church react to the loss of followers to protestant movements? a. the roman catholic church collapsed. b. it attempted to stop some of the worst abuses of the catholic church. c. the roman catholic church declared war on john calvin. d. it moved the papacy to germany

c.) the country needed a stronger central government.

one of the main reasons was definitely slavery. back in 1861, republican abraham lincoln was elected and ended up being a major influence in the slavery business. slavery greatly affected the texas economy because back in 1845 during the annexation of texas, slaves became a big part of the texas population. many texans that were in favor of the secession influenced groups through party ties.