A communication gap...if not then generation gap
It all represented like rebelion against taxes
<span>Radicals wanted to make sure that those in rebellion would not try anything so they tried to push them away from what they did not want any changes made where Lincoln and Johnson wanted the southern states to rise to power quickly.</span>
The pros were that you were being protected by the guild in case of something bad happening you like getting hurt or similar. They would help you and your family for example. The cons were that you wouldn't be able to dictate the price of your wares which was done to prevent exploitation of consumers, so even if you were in a position to establish a personal monopoly, you couldn't and you couldn't become richer than what is the adequate wealth for a merchant.