Question

How did many Southern politicians want to handle slavery in the mid-1800s?

They wanted to expand slavery into Northern states.
They wanted to expand slavery to new states.
They wanted to preserve slavery only in current slave states.
They wanted to preserve slavery for a specific period of time.

Answer 1

They wanted to expand, but when the other states rejected slavery, they decided to fight to preserve slavery

Answer 2

They wanted to expand slavery to new states.

OR

They wanted to expand slavery into Northern states.

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