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How did westward expansion impact slaves?
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How did westward expansion impact slaves?

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Westward expansion in the United Stated impacted slaves in the sense that each new state had to decide whether it was going to be "slave" or "free"--meaning that if slaves were brought to a "free" state they could try to sue for their freedom. 
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