Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in America’s expansion 1789–1838.
An argument used by expansionists suggesting that spreading slavery over a larger geographic area would eventually help the institution die out.
Diffusion Theory appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Making of America (1789–1900), especially America’s expansion 1789–1838 and Plantations and slavery.
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