Which Texas city benefitted most from the discovery of oil on the Gulf Coastal Plains?

What were some of the ideas that the democratic party emphasized that allowed them to appeal to most white voters?

Plz which of the following provisions of the compromise of 1850 was designed to appeal to slave states? a. congress passed a strict fugitive slave law. b. the slave trade was banned in washington dc. c. texas agreed to give away some of its land so that the territory would be available for future states. d. california was admitted to the union as a free state.

What caused the first political parties to form?