What was traded along the silk road

The Silk Road was not just a route for trading silk. Many other goods were traded along this route including gold, ivory, plants, and animals. Religion was also spread throughout the continent by people who traveled the Silk Road.

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same