Lincoln was trying to appeal to Southern voters by picking Andrew Johnson as his running mate. These two men were actually very different politically speaking. Lincoln was a Republican, Andrew Johnson was a Democrat. Lincoln was from the Midwest US, Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee.
Lincoln knew that having a Democratic Vice President who once represented a Confederate state (Tennessee) would allow his presidency to appeal to a wider range of voters.
Less the political and opinionated rhetoric...
<span>A billion plus consumers that are hungry for imported Western products... plus Western consumers hungry for inexpensive exported products from China. </span>
<span>A larger market base simply equates to potentially more capital and larger profits. And the same can be said about importing products from China... a cheaper manufacturing base simply equates to potentially more capital and larger profits.</span>
The Pilgrims were<span> the first to settle in North America</span>
The royal court, clergys, the high members in society
