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Q: Why did the North want to stop slavery from spreading in the West?
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What law helped stop the spread of slavery?

North West Ordinance


What were two reasons for the civil war?

to reorganize the union and to stop slavery from spreading but later on it was to abolish slavery completely.


Why and when did slavery stop?

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


Did the north want to stop slavery?

yes


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.


Who in the civil war had more motivation?

North because they won! North had more reasons to STOP slavery then south keeping slavery.


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.


What did Henry Clay want the north and south to stop fighting about?

Slavery


How did president Lincoln's political stand on slavery differ from his personal stand during war?

His political opinion was that he would only stop slavery from spreading, not abolish it. His personal opinion was that slavery should be abolished and there was nothing worse.


How did president Lincoln's political stand on slavery different from his personal stand during the war?

His political opinion was that he would only stop slavery from spreading, not abolish it. His personal opinion was that slavery should be abolished and there was nothing worse.


How did president Lincoln political stand on slavery differ from his personal stand during the war?

His political opinion was that he would only stop slavery from spreading, not abolish it. His personal opinion was that slavery should be abolished and there was nothing worse.


How did president Lincolns political stand on slavery differ from his personal stand during the war?

His political opinion was that he would only stop slavery from spreading, not abolish it. His personal opinion was that slavery should be abolished and there was nothing worse.