I believe it was because both blacks and whites were moving west to the cities to find jobs.
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OREGON TERRITORY FROM THE BRITISH. LOUSIANA PURCHASE FROM THE FRENCH.
The force of events moved very quickly upon the election of Lincoln. South Carolina acted first, calling for a convention to secede from the Union. State by state, conventions were held, and the Confederacy was formed. Within three months of Lincoln's election, seven states had seceded from the Union.
They moved to the mestopotamias and lived there, expanded their land.
Answer:
growing levels of government spending
