<span>Because its members are so different from one another. </span>
The US wanted it for its great Port cities. Plus they wanted to gain California from Mexico so the British wouldn't claim it.
A Town Meeting is when all the people in a district or town would get together to form a legislative body, and determine which laws and regulations will be in effect for the next 12 months. This was originated in the English colonies in New England. The first registered town to held these meetings was Windsor, Connecticut in 1633. There was even a fine for the citizen that didn't attend these meetings.
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He was in the Republican party.