Because people can learn from other people, in both in failures and in successes. The founding fathers of the United States took after the Roman republic in modeling after there government. This is why the United States Congress is structured in the same manner as the Roman Congress. Versus the rectangular or roundtable types of congresses that are seen in European countries.
They also took after the Romans on the idea of a republic being comprised of people elected to represent them. These people are also meant to be changed out on a regular basis. And that the public was in control of who was calling the shots on their behalf.
In this case, any value given up by not choosing to
<span> spend or save the money is the "opportunity cost", because the money </span>could be spent elsewhere. "trade offs" and opportunity costs are very similar though in economics.
2. The last great gold rush. 1896-1899 also called the Yukon gold rush or the Alaskan gold rush.
It satisfied the north because the southerners had to pay taxes for the slaves they had.
it satisfied the south because they didn't have to pay as much money as counting a whole slave
In theory a total failure as he failed to start a war to free all enslaved men from bondage and was swiftly dealt with by Robert E Lee, his 2nd Jeb Stuart and their Marines and the local Militia.
But it ended up succeeding after all the raiders had already been killed in action or executed.
Browns death riled up an already angry North and more people saw slavery as a southern blight on society.
So as John Brown's body lied in the grave, abolitionists everywhere were mobilizing and spreading.
In the Northern states, West coast and Midwest Brown became a martyr for the abolition of an Evil which cost him his life, while in the south he was a Terrorist a crazy fanatic who stormed a small town killing 6 civilians and a marine.
He was further enshrined as an American hero during the Civil War when he became a rallying, and battle cry for union soldiers especially African american units.
So no his original plan didnt work but posthomously he stirred up division which in turn saw his dream true.
