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Between 1820–1860, which two issues dominated United States politics?
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trusts and economic growth
trusts and economic growth

national security and law
national security and law

the environment and states’ rights
the environment and states’ rights

westward expansion and slavery

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westward expansion and slavery

These issues drove politics in that period (e.g., Missouri Compromise 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas–Nebraska Act 1854, Bleeding Kansas) as debates over extending slavery into new territories fueled sectional conflict.