Explain how western expansion affected the slavery issue during this time.

The issue of Western Expansion and Slavery was a hot one prior to the Civil War.

Southern advocates for slavery saw the West as a landscape prime for slave status, with an abundance of labor needs that could easily be filled by slaves.

So, many were worried that western expansion would drive the issue of what to do about new states and slavery.

facts: the 14th amendment

the 14th amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws.

the 14th amendment was intended to protect the rights of former slaves after the american civil war.

the 14th amendment was approved by congress in june of 1866 and ratified by the states on july 9, 1868.

the 14th amendment establishes that all persons born in the united states are citizens and are guaranteed all the rights of citizenship.

the 14th amendment establishes that the law protects all citizens equally.

in this case the passage of the 14th amendment   that was violated was the last part in which it states that there is equal protection of the law.

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