They benefited from canals and railroads
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The Founding Fathers drew heavily upon English philosopher John Locke in establishing America's First Principles, mostly the recognition of unalienable rights, the Social Compact, and limited government.
The South reacted to the election of Abraham Lincoln by eventually seceding from the Union. This, of course, prefigured the Civil War
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For an amendment to be made, two-thirds of the members of each house of Congress must approve it, and three-fourths of the states must ratify it. Congress decides whether the ratification will be by state legislatures or by popularly elected conventions in the several states (though in only one instance, that of the Twenty-First Amendment, which repealed prohibition, was the convention system used). In many U.S. states, proposed amendments to a state constitution must be approved by the voters in a popular referendum.
Gold, God, and Glory. They went to the new world, America, so they could find new materials, gold being one of them. Then they used Religion as a smoke screen, covering up the real reason why they were there, to steal and obtain gold. They acted as if they were attempting to convert the American Indians over to Christianity. And then glory, they wanted to be praised because of their adventure to the new world.
