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The Missouri Compromise was written to prevent the expansion of slavery in the west.

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What law helped stop the spread of slavery?

North West Ordinance


Did the ordinance of 1785 stop the spread of slavery to the west?

Not sure but think it's northwest ordinance not ordinance of 1785


Did he try to stop slavery?

Did who try to stop slavery? Abraham Lincoln


Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the west?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, which included areas that eventually became states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This law helped prevent the spread of slavery to these new territories and played a role in shaping the future boundaries of free and slave states in the United States.


What law helped stop the sp read of slavery to the west?

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 helped stop the spread of slavery to the west by establishing a boundary line where slavery would be prohibited in future states north of a certain latitude. This compromise aimed to maintain a balance between free and slave states in the Union.


Slavery in West?

the west need slavery for their cotton gin They had very little of it doe


What was the souths view on slavery?

Most citizens of the American West were relatively ambivalent about the issue, but since much of the West was too far North to have massive cotton plantations, the West did not have many slaves. As a result, they did not fight to prevent anti-slavery or pro-slavery laws and typically served as a mediating influence between the North and the South.


Did James Madison stop slavery?

NO- Madison did not stop slavery in the US. Slavery was not ended until many years later.


How did Theodore Dwight Weld stop slavery?

he stop slavery by, well he did not the grimke sisters did in 1838


What was it called when people who wanted to stop slavery?

people who wanted to stop slavery are called abolitionist.


Why and when did slavery stop?

slavery stop because slaves went up north to get jobs and have a better life.


How was slavery in West Africa different from later slavery in the Americas?

West African slaves could escape their bondage.