Question

Choose whether each statement describes a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Compromise of 1850, or both.
Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sectional tensions increased.
Texas lost a land claim but received $10 million in compensation.
Popular sovereignty was used as a method to resolve whether territories would become free or slave states.
Popular sovereignty led to violence in a territory voting on whether to allow slavery.

Answer 1

Here’s how the statements relate to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Compromise of 1850, or both:

**Compromise of 1850**:
- Sectional tensions increased.
- Texas lost a land claim but received $10 million in compensation.

**Kansas-Nebraska Act**:
- Popular sovereignty was used as a method to resolve whether territories would become free or slave states.
- Popular sovereignty led to violence in a territory voting on whether to allow slavery.

Both the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act contributed to increased sectional tensions in the United States leading up to the Civil War.