How did many Southern politicians want to handle slavery in the mid-1800s? They wanted to expand slavery into Northern states.
They wanted to expand slavery to new states.
They wanted to preserve slavery only in current slave states.
They wanted to preserve slavery for a specific period of time.

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.