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THE NEW WEST AND THE FREE NORTH

1840–1860 [[LP PHOTO: P12.01 DETAIL OF MINERS/ROA_04224_12_P01.JPG]]

> How was freedom defined in the North and West in the mid-nineteenth century? Chapter 12 focuses on how the concept of freedom helped shape economics, politics, and social reform. It explores the factors that propelled American economic growth, territorial expansion, political debate, and social reform. It also examines the growing tensions between the ideology of free labor and slavery.