The resources that were traded on the Trans-Saharan trade were salt, slaves, and religion. The West African countries were trading their gold for salt. The slaves were sent North and served as slaves or slave concubines. Islam was spread through the use of the Trans-Saharan trade route.
Midterm elections usually have the characteristic of lower voter turnout than Presidential year elections.
People usually feel less motivated and, as a result, less people vote during what is considered "off years." As a result, there is often more movement in who holds the House or Senate as a result of only die hard voters participating in the off year.
The economy of the North was based mainly on Manufacturing. Many immigrants from Europe began working in factories and producing goods (cloth) in the North and Northeners believed that slavery should farther then where it already was
While The economy of the South was based on agriculture and they firmly believe that Slavery should spread due to the big profit of cotton that was picked by slaves
