History A-Level
Slave Power
What Slave Power means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Slave Power
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Northern fears of the disproportionate Southern political influence in the federal government that extension of slavery might bring.
Topics that use Slave Power
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- Compromise and Conflict
- Free-soilers
- Manifest Destiny
- Paternalism
- Political leadership
- Pro-slavery ideology
- Sectional controversy
- Slavery and Abolitionism
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