Because as we pushed westward more slave states were added to the union increasing the slave population
It would help ease the debate over slavery.
Deciding if slavery was allowed in the new territories
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Westward boomers in oklahoma
Yes they are the same because along with the expansion, many Americans had to move and settle on the Western lands.
Although originally a supporter, Quincy opposed westward expansion by 1843 because of the consequent expansion of slavery into Texas.
It effected slavery's westward expansion because slavery would'nt be loyal in any territoy North.
the expansion of slavery
Missouri Compromise
the expansion of slavery
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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.
it didnt it made it worse
Westward expansion
Westward expansion led to an economic "boom" in the Midwest, as new cities and markets were connected by rail and canals.
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.