An immediate result of the commercial revolution was the rise in importance of

The commercial revolution began in the 11th century and ended in the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. It is marked by growth in trade that is conducted by lengthy sea voyages. Therefore, it showed the importance of shipbuilding techniques. Building better ships meant producing better merchant ships and navy ships to guard against piracy. The British excelled in this field and therefore enabled them to build the largest empire in history.

ummm? is that supposed to be a question or a but this is a reason he won re-election

explanation:

"despite progress in the war, lincoln and most political pundits were convinced that he would lose his bid for reelection in 1864. the country was war weary and the democratic party's nominee, george mcclellan, was likely to negotiate a peace treaty with the confederacy if elected." - loc.gov

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.