Answer:
The interest in general social reform increased. What happened when Lincoln's election of 1860 lead to secession
Answer: The people of the US and their government
Explanation:
Thoreau argues that the United States' invasion of Mexico is immoral and that Americans who support the government with their person (as soldiers) or property (through taxes) are complicit in that injustice. He would further say that a person should go to jail rather than be responsible for that invasion.
In practice, the opponents to reform in Massachusetts are not the Southern politicians everyone blames for extreme conservativism. Rather, they are the people who passively tolerate the status quo: merchants and farmers in Massachusetts who are not willing to fight for justice at any cost.
Asia had spices, gold, jewels, and silk.
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan were both meant to settle the issue of representation in Congress during the creation of the new US Constitution.
The New Jersey Plan was meant to benefit the smaller states. In this plan, it called for a unicameral legislature in which all states would have one representative. The larger states disliked this idea, as they felt their population should have some bearing on how many representatives they have.
This is why the Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature in which representation would be based on a states population. A larger population would equal more representation in Congress.