Why did the Sectional Crisis transform into a national one? Must be 5- 7 sentences! I will give Brainliest to the first person!

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By 1820, preserving the balance of free states and slave states would be seen as an issue of national security.New pressures challenging the delicate balance again arose in the West. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 more than doubled the size of the United States. Questions immediately arose as to whether these lands would be made slave or free. Complicating matters further was the rapid expansion of plantation slavery fueled by the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. Yet even with the booming cotton economy, many Americans, including Thomas Jefferson, believed that slavery was a temporary institution and would soon die out

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accomplishment : zachary taylor’s was a national war hero in his battle in an mexican war

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he was known as a national war hero for his battles in the mexican war, taylor was elected as the 12th president of the united states in 1849. he led the nation during its debates on slavery and southern secession. after serving only 16 months in office, taylor died from cholera morbus on july 9,