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Was slavery prohibited in territories of the US?
Slavery was abolished in the United States territories in June 1862. Any new territory was not to have possession of any slaves after this date.
Why did the south want western territories to become slave states?
So they wouldn't keep getting outvoted in Congress
What determined the status of slavery in territories in the 1850s?
Under the 1850 Compromise, New Mexico and Utah were allowed in as slave-states, in exchange for California as free soil. After that, Kansas and Nebraska were to be admitted on a local vote on slavery ('Popular Sovereignty'). This resulted in bloodshed that foreshadowed the Civil War.
Should slavery be allowed to expand into the territories if the people of those territories want it?
Consider this: Exactly which "people of those territories" wanted expansion of slavery. Definitely not any of the black people. Actually, nearly all the lobbying for slavery came from people living in the South who were anxious to gain more power in the House and Senate for their cause.
Was there slavery in Utah and New Mexico after Compromise of 1850?
Slavery would have been permitted in these territories. (Don't know if it happened.)
Who were strongly determined to stop the spread of slavery into the Western territories?
republicans
The were strongly determined to stop the spread of slavery into the Western territories.?
(Republicans)
Which political party wanted to keep slavery out of the western territories?
The Free-Soil Party wanted the western territories to be free from slavery.
What presidential candidate completely opposed the spread of slavery to westerns territories?
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
What-Presidential candidate completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories?
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
What was the issue of expansion of slavery?
The issue of expansion of slavery was its expansion and growth into Western territories.
The Party was founded in 1854 and its members were strongly opposed to the expansion of slavery into the territories.?
The Republicans
What party stoped the spread of slavery into the western territories?
The Republicans
Which groups fought the expansion of slavery into the western territories by arguing that slavery was morally wrong and that free labor was better for the economy than slavery?
Abolitionists and Free Soil Party members fought against the expansion of slavery into western territories. They believed that slavery was morally wrong and that free labor was more beneficial for the economy. They argued that allowing the spread of slavery would inhibit the growth and development of the western territories.
Lincoln in agreement with the Republican Party had already come out strongly for slavery in many of the territories?
False.
What is the significance of a republican party?
To stop the spread of slavery in the western territories.
Which statement best reflects the main goal of the free-soil party?
They didn't want let let slavery spread to the western territories
