1. the state is straying from the united states (at the time) 2. the state is removing itself from the past n burning its alliegience/ties to the United States 3. the state is its own and will do what it what it wants as a fully functional independant country 4 A independent country with its own power n will
Abraham Lincoln was an entrepreneur in New Salem, Illinois, owning a business, while at the same time being a fledgling, or novice, political candidate.