why did the French invade Italy in 1494? How did this event trigger Italy's political decline? How did the action of Pope Julius II and the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli signify a new era in Italian civilization?

The reason that the French invaded Italy was simply because they used to be rulers of Italy. By this invasion, They were trying to expand their territories and also they were trying to claim Italy back.

This caused a political decline in Italy because the French people to some extent and degree still ruled Italy.

The popes action was significant of a new era in Italian civilization through the papacy. The pope was able to secure the papal States of Italy. He drove the invaders out of Italy.  

The ideas of Niccolo was represented in a book. He wrote a book on how rulers ought to behave. Signifying that Italy was getting better in terms of politics.

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3. republican abraham lincoln

4. south carolina

5. charleston, south carolina

6. confederates

7. minie bullet - made defense even safer, it spun faster, traveled further and was five times more accurate than any single-man weapon. able to kill at half a mile, it was the largest contributor to battle wounds

      or the the gatling gun - the most successful of several rapid-fire guns that were born before the war. its efficiency in killing only made war more deadly.

idk which one u learned about. pick one.

8. the south was fighting to maintain its way of life, whereas the north was fighting to maintain a union. so they had will, and the north were fighing on unfamiliar territory

9. union had the large population, people to fight in the war and work in the factories to make war materials, industrial base, the factories to make these war materials. the union also was wealthier than the confederacy and could finance the war.

10. stonewall jackson

11. chancellorsville

12. gettysburg

13. sherman

some of these might be wrong but i tried my best.   : )