Many historians agree that westward expansion was indeed the primary source of contention between the North and South in the sense that it made the question os slavery unavoidable. Each new state had to be determined slave or free--leading to disagreements that led to the Civil War.
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Rival ethnic groups forced to live together causing conflicts and wars. Lost many resources without equal return. ... Africans were forced to work on plantations and in mines for very little money.
The creation of the Bill of Rights is the clearest reflection of enlightenment ideals and ideas as it limits what the government can do and gives rights expressly to the people. This reflects what Jefferson and others were thinking as they read key Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke.
Discrimination and being treated as second class citizens
