pacific ocean
Explanation: the pacific ocean is to the left of the west
1/2 of children born never lived past 15 years of age so their time was very short.
Kansas
Explanation:
Kansas was admitted as a free state in January 1861 only weeks after eight Southern states seceded from the union. Douglas hoped this idea of “popular sovereignty” would resolve the mounting debate over the future of slavery in the United States and enable the country to expand westward with few obstacles.