With the nation’s expansion, more changes arose in terms of the nation’s social, political, and economic landscape. As more settlers moved west, the population increased, meaning more farmers occupied and tended the fertile land. In turn, boosting economics. With more immigrants arriving from all over the world, whether to start a new life or to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush, the escalation in population displays a great social change. Arguments over slavery between the North and South outlined political changes. According to America: History of Our Nation (page 399), most southern whites had accepted the system of slavery. Though, many feared that any weakening of control over African American slaves could possibly encourage
