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Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
abraham lincoln
Abraham lincoln
Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge -Novanet
The Republican Party. (Lincoln became its first president, winning the election of 1860.)
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
The Republicans
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republicans
To stop the spread of slavery in the western territories.
They didn't want let let slavery spread to the western territories
Abraham lincoln
abraham lincoln
Abolitionists and Free Soil Party members fought against the expansion of slavery into western territories. They believed that slavery was morally wrong and that free labor was more beneficial for the economy. They argued that allowing the spread of slavery would inhibit the growth and development of the western territories.
It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states