How did the settlement of the west increase tension between the north and the south

One way in which settlement of the west increase tension between the north and south was that each new state in the Union had to decide whether keep slaves or consider them free. This tension eventually led to the Civil War. 

Upon the fall of rome, europe ceased being influenced by the cultures of the mediterranean coast and was more influenced by germanic tribal confederations that had already taken over vast swathes of roman territory, although the influence of rome on the former empire was very strong in legal

The answer is he rejected any use of christian imagery. hope this