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How did the us government attempt to deal with the issue slavery during westward expansion?
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What problem continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion?
Slavery was a problem that continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion and would later be the focus of the Civil War.
What political party was dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery?
The Liberty Party called for an end to slavery. The Liberty Party became the Republican Party.
Which party formed in 1848 to prevent the expansion of slavery into the territories?
Free-Soil Party
The Party was founded in 1854 and its members were strongly opposed to the expansion of slavery into the territories.?
The Republicans
Why would southerners support a pro-slavery government if they did not believe in slavery?
Because slavery was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
How was John Quincy Adams in the westward expansion?
Although originally a supporter, Quincy opposed westward expansion by 1843 because of the consequent expansion of slavery into Texas.
What impact did the compromise have on slavery?
It effected slavery's westward expansion because slavery would'nt be loyal in any territoy North.
As the US expanded westward what was one of the issues that divided the country?
the expansion of slavery
What temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery?
Missouri Compromise
When the US expanded westward what was one of the issues that divided the country?
expansion of slavery
. As the US expanded westward what was one of the issues that divided the country?
the expansion of slavery
As the US expanded westward what was one of issues that divided the country?
the expansion of slavery
What impact did the growth of cotton have on the system of slavery and westward expansion?
Cotton had a major impact on slavery especially after Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin. As to Westward expansion farmers bought land in Alabama and Mississippi on which to farm cotton.
How were Westward Expansion and slavery connected?
Because as we pushed westward more slave states were added to the union increasing the slave population
How did the Missouri Compromise temporarily prevent sectionalism over the westward expansion of slavery?
it didnt it made it worse
What role did slavery play in westward expansions?
Slavery played a significant role in westward expansion in the United States. The expansion of slavery into new territories and states fueled sectional tensions between the North and South, eventually leading to the American Civil War. The issue of whether new states would allow or prohibit slavery was a major factor in determining the balance of power between the free and slave states, and ultimately the course of westward expansion.
What ligislation temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery. It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Territory.
