How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery and states, rights?

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River Fowler

12 June, 08:11

How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery and states, rights?

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Landen Graves · Answer 1

The main way in which the question of admission of new states to the Union fueled the debate over slavery was that each new state had to determine whether it was going to be "slave" or "free", meaning people have to make decisions about how much longer slavery would last in the US.