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Settlers wanted territories to become states primarily for greater political representation and autonomy, allowing them to have a voice in the federal government. Statehood also provided access to resources, infrastructure development, and legal protections under the Constitution. Additionally, becoming a state often brought economic opportunities and the promise of stability, attracting more settlers and fostering community growth.
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Why did the north oppose the war with Mexico?
the whigs did not want conquered territory to become slave states
Why did businessmen want the unites states to expand into the pacific?
In order to make money in pacific territories and nations.
What did Northern states want new states to become?
Integrated, Slave-free, and equal.
Why the colonies didn't want Henry king?
Our states or territories, at the time still called colonies by the British, wanted their independence from Britain and therefore didn't want Henry or anyone else to be a king; the states wanted an elected official (president) as head of this country and no king or emperor had any place in a democratic form of government, or the republic which we were to become.
What does Nick Jonas want to become?
the president of the united states
Why did the Confederate States want to secde?
The states which initially formed the Confederate States of America seceded because of differences with the North regarding tariffs on imported goods and the expansion of slavery in the western territories.
Why did the south want western territories to become slave states?
So they wouldn't keep getting outvoted in Congress
Why did us government want to move native Americans to reservations?
The Europeans didn't want to kill them all. The Spainish especially built missions to teach Native Americans Catholism, so the reservation would appeal to those friars. The Europeans were also taking control of their land and forced the Native Americans out naturally. Then they made a separate part of their land for them of course.
What effect did the did the Mexican war have on the issue of slavery?
The Mexican-American War caused an internal dispute in the United States government over slavery. The Northerners did not want slavery to spread into the new territories if they were annexed into the United States, while the Southerners wanted the territories to have the right to decide.
Why did Tennessee settlers want to separate from North Carolina and form their own state?
In 1789, north Carolina approved the united states constitution
Why did Mexico want more settlers in Texas?
Because they had a low amount of settlers with them
What did the southern states want to do when they decided to secede?
they wanted to become there own country.
