<span>It prevents despotism by the executive branch and watered down, compromised, indecisive governance by committee by the legislative branch so yes it's a good thing.</span>
One form of resistance was slowing down the picking of cotton. Slaves would intentionally go slower so that they could have an easier time in the fields. This was combatted by the Southern Plantation owners after a while by whipping the slaves severely during their first picks and then mandating that they had to pick at least as much cotton every time after.
Another form of resistance was to run away. The Underground Railroad helped thousands of slaves escape to the north and to freedom.
The major way in which border areas of the west were affected by the mixture of people is that a plethora of immigrants from all over the world wanted to expand to the west in order to settle--meaning that people from all backgrounds often fought over land and job opportunities.
The communists won the Civil War on October 1st 1949
Democracy dates back to have started to develop in the days of Ancient Greece in the city state of Athens.
Not sure if this is what you were looking for but I hope it helps.
