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Not everyone who opposed slavery in the antebellum United States was an abolitionist. Many Americans during the antebellum period only opposed the SPREAD of slavery. These "free soilers" did not have a problem with slavery in the South, but they didn't want to live around it. Simply put, free soilers wanted a "White West." This mentality was reflected in the Wilmot Proviso, which attempted to ban slavery in the territories in the Mexican Cession by congressional legislation. These free soilers didn't want to look at slavery - much like I don't want to look at dog mess when my inconsiderate neighbors don't pick up after their pets.
This video is in the "lazy lecture" format - very informal!