Slavery moved from being a sectional issue to a national one
a. when the first territory created from the Louisiana Territory requested statehood
b. when the cotton gin spurred a boom in cotton prices
c. when the slave trade was banned in accordance with the Constitution
d. when the abolitionist movement was founded
e. when newspapers became cheap and easily available
Ans: a. when the first territory created from the Louisiana Territory requested statehood
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