How was the institution of slavery a sectional issue

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How was the institution of slavery a sectional issue

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meaning that it was increasingly dividing the nation along regional lines. Northerners were becoming more opposed to slavery, whether for moral or economic reasons, and Southerners were becoming more united in their defense of slavery as an institution.