IMO probably blatent party arguments, people only vote based on side, and even in the senate, they just filibuster if it is something their party dosent like. nothing can get done, no matter what side you're on.
New England farmers had mostly salt water, hard grounds, and unforgiving weather. Southern farmers had fresh water, soft soils, and plenty of rain and enough sunshine.
I'm not sure but here are some things europeans take from Africa and I hope this counts
Africans were either captured in warning raids or kidnapped and taken to the port by African slave traders. There they were exchanged for iron, guns, gunpowder, mirrors, knives, cloth, and beads brought by boat from Europe. When Europeans arrived along the West African coast, slavery already existed on the continent.
The involvement of the United States in Yom Kippur War led into an oil embargo that shocked everyone. The price of oil are shockingly high from $3 to $12 in no time. The supply were not equally given to the demand of the consumers.