<em>Which of the main reasons for secession was most important in Texas decision to secede?</em>
- <em>One reason that was most important in Texas to secede in 1861, was that the election of Abraham Lincoln, who was a Republican, was going to affect the business of slavery. Slavery is the most important reason of all. Slavery was crucial to the Texan economy; slaves constituted an important part of the population after the annexation of Texas in 1845. In addition, Texans in favor of secession, influenced groups through party ties. People who did not work with slavery, favored the secession because of their ties to the Democratic party.
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A proposal for unifying colonial government presented at the Albany Congress by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson. the plan called for a limited governmental agency, representing all the colonies, that would coordinate defense and indian affairs. Although the delegates approved the plan, neither the colonial governments nor the British supported the proposal.
Lincoln presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency. ... A former Whig, Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Americans spent 83 cents of every entertainment dollar going to the movies, and three-fourths of the population went to a movie theater every week.
One aspect of the president's relationship with Congress is that the <span>Congress must approve any request from the president for military funding.
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