Question

Why was the North opposed to the cheap sale of land in the West?

Answer 1

There was no profit in it for most northerners and it would provide a way for wage slaves to find opportunities somewhere els besides the north.They also wanted cheap labor and the west would slim the pickings provided by desparation and poverty.

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Answer 2

here was no profit in it for most northerners and it would provide a way for wage slaves to find opportunities somewhere besides in the north.

They wanted cheap labor and the west would slim the pickings provided by desparation and poverty .