What about the North's (Free States) economy allowed it to want it to get rid of slavery and what about the South's (Slave States) economy depended on Slavery? Why was the balance
between the number of Slave States and free states so important?
Criteria for Success
Explain how the economies of each region influenced its views on slavery and how that
impacted they types of laws they wanted to be passed (Topic Sentence)
Evidence: Paraphrase what you know about the economies of each region and also why
balance between the number of Slave States and Free States was important
Elabe ate: Explain how your evidence supports your topic sentence
Ending, Rephrase the connections between the economies of the region reflect the need
for an equal amount of free and Slave States.