Majority of Southerners were opposed to Lincoln’s stance on slavery.
They saw him as a threat to their livelihood and harbinger of secession.
Planned economies replaced complete capitalism.
Answer:
The expedition was unofficially initiated by the then President of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, in an attempt to gain control over the lucrative Santa Fe Trail and with the ulterior motive to acquire parts of New Mexico for the Texas Republic.
Ethnic groups began to gain independence