Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for
<span>minimal government involvement in the economy (sorry if this does not help)</span>
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Washington stated that the main pillar of freedom is this government: as it holds much power and the freedom of life. Washington believes government is the "edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize."
I believe A, Townshend Act.
Answer: It showed that progress was being made in defeating the South, and it helped persuade Union voters to re-elect Lincoln as President.
