For most settlers, the main attraction of the western territories of the united states in the early-1800s was that a) most of the factories were there. b) plentiful, cheap, and fertile land was there. eliminate c) the eastern seaboard was far too overcrowded. d) the risk and adventure of living on the frontier

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

the answer is a. laws were enacted in the aftermath of the plot to make it harder to free slaves,increasing sectionalism