Why didn’t the South want to expand westward?
A. African Americans from the South would move west, so slave population would falter.
B. Most Southerners couldn’t afford to move westward, so most of the new land would go to the North.
C. New states in the west would have to agree to abolish slavery in order to join the Union.
D. Southern railroads didn’t expand westward, so the South’s trade market would remain limited.

Question

Why didn’t the South want to expand westward?
	A.	African Americans from the South would move west, so slave population would falter.
	B.	Most Southerners couldn’t afford to move westward, so most of the new land would go to the North.
	C.	New states in the west would have to agree to abolish slavery in order to join the Union.
	D.	Southern railroads didn’t expand westward, so the South’s trade market would remain limited.

anonymous · Answer

C :)