Sectionalism – The North, South, and West (1820-1850)

African-Americans (about 1% of population of the North) –by 1860, 250,000 blacks – they made-up 50% of all free blacks in the U.S. ... Earliest whites (trappers) often intermarried with Indians. Later acted as guides for those on there way to the West coast . White Settlers on the Western Frontier. life - HARD . lived in – log cabins. ................
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