If Americans viewed the West as a gold mine or a place where settlers could start over and strike it rich, then why do you think that most Americans didn't move west?

If Americans viewed the West as a gold mine or a place where settlers could start over and strike it rich, then why do you think that most Americans didn't move west?

Civil War

What was the significance of slavery in the political development of 18th- and 19th-century America

I need some help answering a question about the civil war:

Was the Civil War inevitable? Does evidence from the first half of American history suggest that the North and South would split or could they had found some sort of compromise to avoid this?

Mid 19th century issues from women’s rights proponents are noted.

In the mid 19th century, what issues did women’s rights proponents attack? This question is answered in bullet points.

Why did the South continue to support slavery while the North had shifted to wage labor by this time? If there had not been a civil war do you believe that slavery would have died out on its own?

Why did the South continue to support slavery while the North had shifted to wage labor by this time? If there had not been a civil war do you believe that slavery would have died out on its own?