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Colonists wanted to go west and get land.
The reason that led to the rise of the domestic slave trade was the regional specialization in labor production. The South had a much higher demand of slaves for the labor-intensive cotton plantations. This demand for labor pushed up the prices of the slaves, intensifying the trade.
The clause in section 1 of the fourteenth (14) amendment, which forces the governments to treat all American citizens equally, regardless of skin color is known as the Equal Protection Clause. This clause took effect in 1868. This clause provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction.