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Which of these political issues caused the MOST division in Washington, DC, as the United States moved westward in the 19th century?

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The political issues that caused the most division in Washington, DC, as the United States moved westward in the 19th century, was whether each new state admitted to the Union would be "slave" or "free". The issue eventually resulted in the Civil War.
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