By the time Abraham Lincoln gave this inaugural address in March 1861, seven states had already seceded from the Union. Why do you think these Southern states did not accept his offer and return
to the Union?

They wanted to preserve slavery since it was the foundation of their economy. For most plantation owner it would mean their way of life would be taken away from them.

the relocation of freed slaves to africa. garrison was one of the main voices in the anti-slavery movement, publishing his thoughts and the voices of slaves such as douglass in his magazin the liberator, to involve douglass in the political process.

the dust bowl, otherwise known as the dirty thirties, was a huge dust storm that killed multiple (and i mean  multiple) farmer's crops, leaving them homeless, and foodless, and jobless. in california, there were 5.7 million residents, and the population shrank as mexicans were repatriated. however, when the dustbowl happened, a lot of people began to move to california. by 1940, 250,000 people had arrived. therefore, your answer would be  the population increased, massively.  i hope this !

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