In document J it shows the slave populated states and the non populated states. If the South were able to gain more land for slavery the North would not like this. The North did not want any of the land to be decided by popular sovereignty, the North couldn’t take the chance, which is how more tension built up leading to the Civil war. The South wanted the land to be made into slave territory, thus making more money for the South, giving more and more power to the South, and taking power away from the North. If the South were to have more power they could eventually make all states slave states and produce more product. The territory issue would help add to the problems and eventually all of the issues would lead up to the Civil war.
