The republican party originated in the whig party in the southern states with abraham lincoln as the first candidate from a firm political stance against slavery

its the last choice it began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings in the midwest  in 1854 

Texas’ gulf coastal plains are the western extension of the coastal plain extending from the atlantic ocean to beyond the rio grande. its characteristic rolling to hilly surface covered with a heavy growth of pine and hardwoods extends into east texas. in the increasingly arid west, however, its forests become secondary in nature, consisting largely of post oaks and, farther west, prairies and brushlands.

:what is edwards's purpose for giving this sermon? which elements likely make the argument effective for a puritan audience?