What did james ii do to gain absolute rule?
he pursued protestantism as the state religion and dismissed parliament.
he pursued catholicism as the state religion and dismissed parliament.
he pursued protestantism as the state religion and headed parliament.
he pursued catholicism as the state religion and headed parliament.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

d) eastern business owners and former federalists