Explain, in a paragraph of your own words, what you consider to be the “#1 cost of the american civil war.” choices: (social, economic, or political) include a specific piece of evidence from the “analyze it” portion of your lesson to support your ranking of your “#1 cost of the american civil war.” include a specific piece of evidence from the “visualize it” portion of your lesson to support your ranking of your “#1 cost of the american civil war.” include a specific piece of evidence from the “experience it” portion of your lesson to support your ranking of your “#1 cost of the american civil war.” explain in your own words why you listed this particular cost as the “#1 cost of the american civil war.”

new evidence is discovered.

oversights and errors are corrected,

new technology is applied to evidence.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.