Southern states wanted new slave territories, while the north wanted to contain the spread of slavery. while western expansion contributed to growing sectional tensions between the north and south from 1800-1820
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Answer:
The argument Scott used was that because he had lived in a territory where slavery was illegal, he could never again be an enslaved person. He did have reason to believe he would win because this was a doctrine that was recognized in common law for centuries in Europe.
