Two ways:
Elections
or
Direct public input to their representatives via phone, mail, email and public political events.
D that if slaves were freed there would be a race war
Some mining camps started to grow into towns or cities as more people started pooling into the mining camps the population started expanding and also precious metals like gold was often found.
Explanation:
The population explosion required more building as camps could no longer accommodate such huge numbers.
Mining also led to employment, a boom in business and prospects of a healthy income on a regular basis. The finding of gold further led to wealthy business prospects.
As the camps started changing into towns and cities with more settlements facilities like railroads, schools and hospitals along with markets were also built.
Many consider July 4, 1863 to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Two important, famous, well-documented battles resulted in Confederate defeats: the Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), July 1-3, and the Fall of Vicksburg (Mississippi), July 4.