What Development Pushed the Issue of Slavery to the Center

question 4

Multiple Choice

What development pushed the issue of slavery to the center of national debate?

• A) The end of the international slave trade
• B) The invention of the cotton gin
• C) The expansion westward
• D) The dedication and fervor of abolitionists

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