Explain why the south was interested in the western in the western territories

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Pranav Delacruz

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19 December, 04:09

Explain why the south was interested in the western in the western territories

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Morse · Answer 1

To expand slavery. They didn't want the North turning it into free state territory.

Kenley Weeks · Answer 2

At the start of the Civil War there were 23 Union states and 11 Confederate states. The Territories did not belong to either the North or the South, but represented a great deal of land and economic promise.