Answer:This lesson explains the origins of the Republican Party in the 1850s as a
conglomeration of several factions, which held a common belief in the importance of
“free labor.” Drawn from elements in the Free Soil, Liberty, and even Democratic
Parties, the new Republicans idealized the industrial worker who sold his own labor
and, through thrift and hard work, achieved independence and social position. Students
will learn that a national crisis emerged when both the Northern Republicans and
Southern Democrats realized that free labor and slavery could not co-exist, especially in
the new western territories won from Mexico in 1848. Republicans strove to recognize
the dignity of labor by separating it from slavery; Southern Democrats, on the other
hand, did not wish to be part of a nation that enriched northern industrialists while
impoverishing southern farmers with tariffs. By 1860, all the elements for southern
secession were in place, and the election of a Republican President ensured it. By the
end of the lesson, students will also discover that, while the Civil War was certainly
provoked by pro- and anti-slavery factions, few if any of the leading actors believed in
racial equality
Explanation: i looked it up.. this answer is for the second question. sorry if its not correct!<3
