How did the concept of free labor influence northern attitudes toward the expansion of slavery?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Describe the conflict created by the acquisition of territory in the West.
2. Define the term “free labor” as northerners understood it.
3. Explain why the embrace of the idea of free labor led many northerners to oppose the expansion of slavery in the West.
4. Note that many white northerners opposed the expansion of slavery but retained deeply racist views of African Americans.
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a. a good transportation system b. developed capitalist practices c. natural resources d. technical know-how e. highly developed agriculture
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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