Africans in America Part 4A - Judgment Day (1831-1865) - 43:12 - Dec 16, 2008 - Videos

As westward expansion took hold, the question of whether the United States would be a proslavery or antislavery nation took on new importanc...all » As westward expansion took hold, the question of whether the United States would be a proslavery or antislavery nation took on new importance. In the North, antislavery forces included abolitionists, who wanted a future without slavery so that black people could be free, and Free Soil advocates, who resented having to compete with owners of slave-tended plantations for use of new lands. White Southern planters wanted a future for themselves and their prosperous way of life, which depended on the institution of slavery.«

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