An increase in preferences for salty tastes
Some of the phrases of the declaration have steadily exerted profound influence in the United States, especially the proclamation, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty
Answer:
To decide whether to secede from the United States
Explanation:
The leaders of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession of 1860 convention meet "to decide whether to secede from the United States."
This is evident in the fact that few days after the election of Abraham Lincoln, the South Carolina legislature called a convention that took place in Charleston, and eventually, on December 20, 1860, the convention agreed without opposition to secede from the United States.