all knew that this interest was , somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest, was the object for which the insurgents would rend the union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it

during the middle ages bibles and most christian literature was written in latin i think that’s the answer you are looking for

multiple choice? can i see the answers?

polisit can also mean a body of citizens. in modern historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient greek city-states, like classical athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state". the body of citizens came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in ancient greece.