Many issues and events fueled the creation of the Republican Party during the 1850 's. A significant cause of the formation of the Republican Party was slavery 's disturbance on the political system. However, this party was also the foundation of new social and economic modifications within America; such as the start of mass European immigration and the finalization of the market revolution. During the late 1840 's and early 1850 's, the U.S. economy expanded at an alacritous pace. This economic growth was positively expedited by the increase of a national railroad network. By 1860, railroads transported most of the nations goods and crops instead of water. These railroad systems aided in the integration of the Northeast and the Old Northwest.
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They had eastern industrialists marketing manufactured goods to commercial farmers in the West and they had these farmers produce food for the easterners. The North had a very smooth way of running things during this time. A majority of the North 's population still lived in small towns and mainly rural areas. Here, the idea of economic independence was still lingering in the hearts of the locals. Some people there wanted to pursue the idea of owning a small farm or shop to have their independence. However, the majority of northern workers did not pursue a career in agriculture anymore. The industrial revolution created two impressive areas of industrial manufacturing. One of these plants was around the Great Lakes, from Chicago and Pittsburgh to Buffalo and the other one was on the Atlantic Coast from Boston to Baltimore. By now, New York was the center of the nation 's most important and significant commercial, financial and manufacturing hub. The South, however, did not follow suit in the development of an active and diverse economy like the …show more content…
In 1854 and 1855, people who were pro-slavery from Missouri cast fraudulent ballots in Kansas elections. Nonetheless, President Pierce replaced the territorial governor after recognizing the fact that the result of the pro-slavery legislature was not up to par with the interests and values of the people. A civil war surfaced when free state settlers established their own opposing government. In a conflict called "Bleeding Kansas" nearly 200 people were killed. In 1856, Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner, an antislavery Senator from Massachusetts, unconscious with a cane after he denounced " The Crime against
They had eastern industrialists marketing manufactured goods to commercial farmers in the West and they had these farmers produce food for the easterners. The North had a very smooth way of running things during this time. A majority of the North 's population still lived in small towns and mainly rural areas. Here, the idea of economic independence was still lingering in the hearts of the locals. Some people there wanted to pursue the idea of owning a small farm or shop to have their independence. However, the majority of northern workers did not pursue a career in agriculture anymore. The industrial revolution created two impressive areas of industrial manufacturing. One of these plants was around the Great Lakes, from Chicago and Pittsburgh to Buffalo and the other one was on the Atlantic Coast from Boston to Baltimore. By now, New York was the center of the nation 's most important and significant commercial, financial and manufacturing hub. The South, however, did not follow suit in the development of an active and diverse economy like the …show more content…
In 1854 and 1855, people who were pro-slavery from Missouri cast fraudulent ballots in Kansas elections. Nonetheless, President Pierce replaced the territorial governor after recognizing the fact that the result of the pro-slavery legislature was not up to par with the interests and values of the people. A civil war surfaced when free state settlers established their own opposing government. In a conflict called "Bleeding Kansas" nearly 200 people were killed. In 1856, Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner, an antislavery Senator from Massachusetts, unconscious with a cane after he denounced " The Crime against