What factors caused the decline of the Roman Empire? A. the spread of disease, a small population growth rate, and political corruption

B. conflicts with China and repeated invasions by Muslim armies

C. class warfare, poor education system, and lack of good trade routes

D. financial problems, political corruption, and repeated invasions

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.

the answer is c. hope is