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It is a vote that comes directly from the people hence direct democracy.
A. English colonist needed slaves to work in plantations
States and rights was a very large factor contributing to the Civil War. With Lincoln becoming president and representing the North, the Southern states seceded, leading to a war. The state governments of the South argued, since the constitution and federal government was created by the states, the federal government had no right to stop from seceding. President Lincoln and other northerners disagreed and wanted to preserve the Union.
They were originally royal colonies. New York and New Jersey were under the direct control of the king.
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