Question

Choose whether each statement describes a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Compromise of 1850, or both.

Compromise of 1850Kansas-Nebraska ActSectional 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 the classification of each statement based on whether it describes the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Compromise of 1850, or both:

1. **Sectional tensions increased.**
- **Both** (This applies to both the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act as both measures heightened tensions between the North and South.)

2. **Texas lost a land claim but received $10 million in compensation.**
- **Compromise of 1850** (This specifically refers to the arrangements made for Texas in the Compromise.)

3. **Popular sovereignty was used as a method to resolve whether territories would become free or slave states.**
- **Both** (The concept of popular sovereignty was included in the Compromise of 1850 and was a key feature of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.)

4. **Popular sovereignty led to violence in a territory voting on whether to allow slavery.**
- **Kansas-Nebraska Act** (This statement specifically pertains to the violence that occurred in "Bleeding Kansas" as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.)

To summarize:
- Sectional tensions increased: **Both**
- Texas lost a land claim but received $10 million in compensation: **Compromise of 1850**
- Popular sovereignty was used as a method to resolve whether territories would become free or slave states: **Both**
- Popular sovereignty led to violence in a territory voting on whether to allow slavery: **Kansas-Nebraska Act**