“At the end of O. Henry's story, the lawyers are puzzled at the sound of Gillian's laughter as he leaves. He has lied and told them that he lost the one thousand dollars so that Miss Hayden will... In "One Thousand Dollars" what is your first opinion about Gillian?”
the tobacco plantation system required a multitude of workers in order to farm the extensive plots of land that tobacco was being farmed on. Families could not complete all this work on their own so they resorted to the cheap labor provided by slaves and indentured servants.
California would enter as a Free state. The Missouri Compromise line would be enforced. A new fugitive slave law would be enacted. The Federal government would assume debt of Texas.