How did the california gold rush resulted in flaming strong sectional disputes?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

How did bacon's rebellion affect relations between colonists and native americans? a. relations improved after many were disgusted by the violence of the rebellion. b. after the rebellion, colonists placed less focus on the "indian problem."c. the rebellion showed many that in order to establish better relations between colonists and native americans,  slavery  had to be legalized. d. more colonists supported an armed expansion into native american territory.

Why do people place so much importance on washington, dc?me