How the United States Became a Nation

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The slave power was now at its wits end for new territory in which to extend itself. The stars in their courses had begun to fight against it. The admission of California gave the North a preponderance in the Senate ; the wonderful growth of the northwestern states, in which the influence of New England ideas was steadily increasing, was giving it a pre ponderance in the lower house ; and a time was likely to arrive when the South could no longer depend upon the aid of " doughface " presidents.
... It seemed necessary at once to get a new slave state to balance California, but the available land south of 36 30 was all used up. West of Arkansas lay the Indian Territory, while it was a long way across Texas to New Mexico ; and on these lines the westward movement of white men was likely to advance too slowly. The impatience of the slave power vented itself but imperfectly 166 How the United States became a Nation in secret and illegal filibustering expeditions against Cuba and some of the states of Cen tral America.

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