At the beginning of the film, the narrator comments that the journey was the equivalent in its day of a journey to the moon." Based on what you have seen in the film why do you think that is a
relevant comparison?

one of the main reasons was definitely slavery. back in 1861, republican abraham lincoln was elected and ended up being a major influence in the slavery business. slavery greatly affected the texas economy because back in 1845 during the annexation of texas, slaves became a big part of the texas population. many texans that were in favor of the secession influenced groups through party ties.

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.

(e) a major consequence of the election was that several southern states