Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of cash crops such as tobacco and cotton, since these crops grew far more easily in the South than in the North.
Texas' natural resources today are mainly mineral, gas and oil. Back in the age of exploration, the technology to use such resources didn't exist, but Texas was still rich in other things, especially fertile land near the rivers basins, edible crops and wild plants and specially animals to hunt, such as the buffalo or deer.
The reason why Lincoln referred to the right of each state to control its own affairs was "<span>2. to affirm his belief in popular sovereignty," since his primary goal was "preserving the union"--not ending slavery. </span>
