Answer: In the West, Americans found a lot of land to expand, new species of plants and animals, and access to the Pacific Ocean. Because of their access to the largest body of water on the planet, international trade was possible (but wouldn't begin for another 75 or so years, assuming that this is in the mid-1800s).
Answer:
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's available manpower.
Explanation:
The Emancipation Proclamation, implemented by President Abe Lincoln, took effective as of January 1, 1863. Lincoln's decision to use this proclamation came after the Union troops stopped the further invasion of the North by the Confederate troops.
I think it's because slavery costs less...just a guess.
