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What are some of the ways in which the fight over the extension of slavery into the western territory contributed to the coming of the civil war?
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North and South disagreed sharply about whether there should be any new slave-states.
Every time a new state entered the Union as free soil, it diminished the South's voting power in Congress.
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What was the judges decision in the Dred Scott Case?
it made slavery and the western territory
Which Territory shares its western border with the US?
Yukon Territory
Which territory shares its western border with the US of Canada?
Yukon Territory
Which two major rivers formed the western and southern boundaries of the northwest territory?
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers outlined the boundaries of the Western and Southern boundaries of the Northwest Territory.
Where is Whitehorse in Yukon territory?
In the south western part of the Yukon Territory, on the Yukon river
What was the judges decision in the Dred Scott Case?
it made slavery and the western territory
What were the beliefs of the free soil party?
They opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories.Below is a link with more info.united-states-free-soil-party
What did the Free-Soiler oppose?
They opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories because 'free men on free soil comprise a morally and economically superior system to slavery'
What did the free soilers oppose why?
They opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories because 'free men on free soil comprise a morally and economically superior system to slavery'
What party was organized in 1848 for the single purpose of fighting the extension of slavery in the newly acquired western territories?
free- soil
Why did the South perceive the Wilmot Proviso as such a threat?
Because the Wilmot Proviso sought to halt the extension of slavery in the western territories
When did the US first claimed New Mexico?
The US claimed what became the New Mexico territory during the Mexican-American War. It was primarily a linear western extension from Texas.
How can slavery be used in a sentence?
The use of slavery greatly contributed to western civilizations rise in power. Slavery thought by many to have ended still exists today in the modern world through the exploitation of children and women
What diagram shows how the completion of the transcontinental railroad contributed to the closing of the western frontier?
Greater ease of travel higher demand for unclaimed territory
Which law made the expansion of slavery in western states possible?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed for popular sovereignty (letting settlers in a territory decide the slavery issue) in the western territories, which led to increased tensions and the expansion of slavery in those areas.
What did the free-soilers oppose why?
They opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories because 'free men on free soil comprise a morally and economically superior system to slavery'
Who wanted the slaves free the union or the confederates?
The Abolitionists in the Union - an increasingly powerful group, but never a majority. The average Union soldier was not especially interested in slavery. It was the extension of slavery into the new Western states that caused the War, not Abolitionism.
