The Republican party began as a coalition of anti-slavery "Conscience Whigs<span>" and </span>Free Soil Democrats<span> opposed to the </span>Kansas–Nebraska Act<span>, submitted to Congress by </span>Stephen Douglas<span> in January 1854.</span>
While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.
In a unitary government the central government holds all the power. In a federal government the power is divided between the central government and lower levels of government (provinces or states). In a confederate government most of the power rests in the states.'
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Answer: The caucus represented the views of a small group
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