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Once absolute monarchs gained power, they began to consolidate, or reinforce, their power within their borders. They would set up large royal courts. These were an extended royal household, including all those who regularly attend to the monarch and royal family.

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an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.

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