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Mid-Atlantic and Northern states had abundant natural resources for industrial power and production.
Images of the Era: 1815-1851
Following the War of 1812, a stronger sense of national unity emerged in the United States. As America expanded westward, however, attempts to spread slavery into those new territories seriously divided the nation.
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