They wanted a bill of rights to protect their individual rights from ever letting the government have to much power over the person <span />
Well Shi Huangdi liked having control over others and that came into play when he realized that it was easier to control people that were uneducated. So Shi Huangdi stopped educating ordinary people because he believed that they would be more easier to control.
The civil war was coming to an end which helped Lincoln’s chances of winning.
