Whenever one reads about American Expansion pre-Civil War, the internal debate is always over whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
Suppose, for whatever reason, slavery ends peacefully in most of the southern states in the early 1800s. Perhaps a later creation of the cotton gin.
Would American expansion be greater or less without the slavery debate?
Suppose, for whatever reason, slavery ends peacefully in most of the southern states in the early 1800s. Perhaps a later creation of the cotton gin.
Would American expansion be greater or less without the slavery debate?