The answer is <span>The Spanish closed New Orleans to American trade.
They did this by blocking the Mississippi river for all American trades in 1784. This makes it really difficult for traders to move around their goods to the international markets, causing both delay in shipment time and higher distribution cost.</span>
The southern states reacted negatively to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They were shocked and protested against Abraham Lincoln's election because they were not in favor of his propaganda to free the slave states (which mostly were in the Southern parts).
<span>It's truly dependent upon the area represented. Smaller-level governance is definitely focused on the individual and small group, since the representative is directly responsible and able to communicate openly with their constituents. When the levels reach state and federal representatives, it becomes tougher to directly communicate because of the greater distance (and more levels) between the representative and the constituent.</span>
First, it brought slavery to an end. Slavery ended with the ratification of the thirteenth amendment. Second, it showed Americans that fighting a civil war is not the way to go.
