Because they were just nice human beings
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Cleisthenes created the foundation for democracy in Athens by creating a council of 500 citizens who were everyday citizens. ... In the creation of the Athenian Empire, the Delian League had the role of aiding city-states that supported Athens whenever they needed help; it was a mutual defense alliance.
The issue of whether to permit slavery in the territories organized in this new land consumed Congress at the end of the 1840s. During the war, Congressman David Wilmot introduced the Wilmot Proviso, a proposal to ban slavery in any new territory acquired from Mexico. The measure passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate.
Congress was also seeking resolutions for several other controversial matters. Antislavery advocates wanted to end the slave trade in the District of Columbia, while proslavery advocates aimed to strengthen fugitive slave laws. But the most pressing problem was California: the many emigrants who had flocked to the territory upon the discovery of gold in the late 1840s had forced the question of its statehood and status as a slave or free state.
The presidential election of 1848 determined which of these issues would be tackled first.
There would be Major conflict at first but as I understand it would be resolved
They were <span>pioneers during the gold rush in California. </span><span />
Before TV and the Internet, radio revolutionized American politics(also news paper is what comes to mind). Hope this helps!!