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The slave code kept enslaved people frightened and powerless
The expansion was the result of a strong desire of Manifest Destiny amongst most Americans. Manifest was a belief that the United States was destined to expand across the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Westward <span>expansion had many effects on America. </span>
If you mean "resources" physically, I can give you an answer based on searching stuff up and reasearching. Central Asia has the largest reserves of zinc, lead, and chromite. Also, a country called "Kazakhstan" is in the top ten for supplies of copper, iron, gold, and manganese. A country called Turkmenistan also is rich in natural gas, having about 5% of all the world's natural gas. I hope this well help you out.