What effect did detente have on the soviet-us relations

Which term do historians use to describe the personal preferences that people have that affect their interpretation of events

When congress passed the way davis bill in response to lincolns reconstruction plans the president did what to the bill

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?