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Q: How did westward expansion lead to differences between north and south?
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What was an underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s?

When America sought westward expansion in the 1850s, there were many issues that presented themselves. One major underlying source of tension was slavery and the strife between the North and the South.


What was three states created because of the westward expansion?

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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 impact did the compromise have on slavery?

It effected slavery's westward expansion because slavery would'nt be loyal in any territoy North.


When did people move westward during Westward Expansion?

African Americans moved to the North (from the South) to areas such as New York during the Great Migration.


Did the north support westward expansion?

Yes - provided that at least half the new states were to be free soil. Hence the Missouri Compromise.


Was a popular theory during the US expansion westward that it was a divinely mandated obligation to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean?

manifest destiny


Why would the westward expression cause problem between north and south?

Westward expansion caused problems between the north and south because, as the states there were becoming free and slave states, disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners grew to tall heights since both wanted their new home to support their ideals. This transferred to the north and south since most northerners wanted the United States to be slave free and most southerners wanted to preserve slavery in order to promote their economical and social status.


What were two key differences between the north's economy and the south's economy?

what were two key differences between the north's economy and the south's economy?


How did westward expansion affect slaves in the US?

It increased the desire for slaves due to the expanding "Cotton Kingdom". Certain acts had previously banned the addition of new slaves but because of western expansion, there was some disagreement between the North and the South, abolitionists and slave-holders, as to whether or not new slaves were needed.


What happened during the westward expansion?

The new states became the object of competition for North and South. The North increasingly needed to appease the Abolitionist lobby in Congress. The South wanted more slave-states, to extend its cotton empire, and also to maintain its influence in Congress and prevent it from passing laws that favoured the North.


Which force westward expansion or the North-South division was a stronger factor shaping the development of the British North American colonies and the US between 1607 and 1877?

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