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June 25, 1852

Ethan and I settled into a hotel that resides near the town square of Nashville last night. We plan on going out and talking to a couple locals about life in the West, because though I have infered what is like here - and used the pamphlet - I would like to hear it come straight from the locals’ mouths. I believe we are about to head out..
~ One Hour Later ~
It seems that the sections of America have more in common than I originally thought. They do have every different methods, but all three sections are all about work and trade. This is true especially in the West. However, the West valued raw farmed goods, while the North valued manufactured ones. This could potentially create problems with inter-country trade. That’s not to say the North does not want food, or that the South does not want manufactured goods from the North. They simply have different ideals and situations.
The West, however, has embraced the revolution without giving up it’s agricultural ideals. New farming systems have been created, with tools alongside them to make for ultimate efficiency in agricultural farming.

If only they could come together as one..

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