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Which faction was Wilson strongly against that saw slave owners dominate the country?

  • Slave Power

  • Democratic Power

  • Whig Power

  • Federalist Power

Answer

The Slave Power was a faction in the United States in the mid-19th century that sought to extend slavery into the territories and maintain slavery in the Southern states. Wilson was strongly opposed to the Slave Power, and he believed that it was a threat to the Union.
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