The progressive reforms were prompted by the progressives who included men and women who fought against ruthless big business and corporations, trusts and political machines and called for reforms to combat the evils of child labor, poor working conditions, health and safety, squalid living conditions, the rights of women and minority groups, unfair business practices and consumer protection.
It caused a decline in cottage industry.
Well Montesquieu admired England John Locke (i think) Who was a famous liberal and empiricist of a preceding generation. And he was influenced by the great Isaac Newton physics and believed in a god that had made those laws. But he believed humanity had a free will. and god did not direct human affairs . He believed a god who controlled humans as puppets would not have made them smart
North gets:
California admitted as a free state
Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C
Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico
South gets:
No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories
Slave holding permitted in Washington D.C
Texas gets $10 million
Fugitive Slave Law