The northern renaissance is most associated with

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful. 

i see, would you mind putting it as one?

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else