The westward expansion carried slavery down into the Southwest, into Mississippi, Alabama, crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana. Finally, by the 1840's, it was pouring into Texas. So the expansion of slavery, which became the major political question of the 1850's, was not just a political issue.
<span>He organized his empire by splitting up Songhai into provinces. Askia Muhummad set up an organized tax system as well. During his rule Islam spread through the empire using Muslim Scholars. These scholars brought the idea of Islam to areas who had little contact with it. These scholars converted many into the Islamic Religion. Under his rule, the empire became a center of trade and learning.</span>
i belive the anwser is a (african americams)