Because of slavery,the Europeans wanted to make them work without pay
Most likely there is. The most common example I can think of is in political circles. The goal is most often to create an echo chamber for their thoughts and opinions and keeping other ideas oppressed. Sectionalism exists in any group with a rigidly defined dogma, and closed thinking like that is still rampant in the modern United States of America. <span />
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I don't know but this <em>might</em> help:
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
The scientific revolution laid the foundations for the Age of Enlightenment, which centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy, and emphasized the importance of the scientific method.
I’m not sure when you say U.S. but the Republicans supported the idea of state rights. (If you could clarify you question I could help more).
