Led by such men as Edmund Ruffin, Robert Rhett, Louis T. Wigfall, and William Lowndes Yancey, this group was dubbed "Fire-Eaters<span>" by northerners. ... The </span>Fire-Eaters<span> helped to unleash a chain reaction that eventually led to the formation of the Confederate States of America and to the American </span>Civil War<span>.</span>
        
             
        
        
        
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Advantages: Faster transportation, increase of trade, and growth in cities and towns.
Disadvantages: Working far away from home, more government debt, and an increase in taxes to pay off debt.
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