In what ways did republicans use federal power on the world stage, and in what ways did they continue policies from the pre-civil war era?

They used federal power on the world stage by launching the transcontinental rail project, a new national banking system and raising the protective tariff on manufactured goods. They continued policies from the pre-Civil War era by continuing the tariffs that were enforced on manufacturing.

The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill all senate republicans voted in favor of the bill