How did ratification of the 14th Amendment change the United States? It increased the residency requirements needed for US citizenship It established citizenship laws and quotas fro new immigrants It allowed only skilled workers to become US citizens It granted US citizenship to African Americans

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

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.

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