Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War.
Yes he did Benjamin Franklin did.
Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain explore Canada.
Answer:
General William Howe wanted to fight the main American army, under General George Washington. He thought that if he could defeat the main American army, this would reduce American morale and help Britain win the war.
Explanation:
I suppose it made the free states and slave states in some way even. When Missouri became a slave state they kept the north end of the Louisiana purchase free stated and banned slavery there.