Why Was Slavery a Threat to American Unity in the Mid-Nineteenth

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Essay

Why was slavery a threat to American unity in the mid-nineteenth century?

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Definitions:

Pyroclastic Materials

Volcanic materials ejected during an eruption, including ash, pumice, lava bombs, and volcanic blocks.

Magma Chamber

A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth, where magma accumulates before a volcanic eruption.

Pillow Basalt

A volcanic rock formation characterized by rounded, pillow-shaped masses, formed when lava extrudes underwater and cools rapidly.

Fissure Eruption

A volcanic eruption through a crack or fissure in the earth's surface, often producing long linear volcanoes.