Why did many abolitionists oppose expansion in the West, popularized by the notion of Manifest Destiny?
A. It threatened to make land too cheap.
B. Talk of expansion into Texas confirmed their fears of a "slave power" conspiracy.
C. They considered the West to be unsuitable for farming.
D. It would perpetuate and expand slavery into new regions
E. Both b & d
Ans: E. Both b & d
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