Question
Following the Missouri Compromise, which factor created political tensions between the North and the South?
A.
The Supreme Court ruled that fugitive slave laws did not follow the Constitution.
B.
Northern factory owners began using the labor of enslaved people to replace free workers.
C.
Congress refused to admit any new slave states to the union.
D.
The federal government used tariffs to protect industries in the North.
A.
The Supreme Court ruled that fugitive slave laws did not follow the Constitution.
B.
Northern factory owners began using the labor of enslaved people to replace free workers.
C.
Congress refused to admit any new slave states to the union.
D.
The federal government used tariffs to protect industries in the North.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The factor that created political tensions between the North and the South following the Missouri Compromise was:
D. The federal government used tariffs to protect industries in the North.
This issue heightened tensions because the South, which relied heavily on agriculture and exported its goods, opposed tariffs that benefited Northern industries, leading to economic disagreements that added to the sectional divide between the two regions.
D. The federal government used tariffs to protect industries in the North.
This issue heightened tensions because the South, which relied heavily on agriculture and exported its goods, opposed tariffs that benefited Northern industries, leading to economic disagreements that added to the sectional divide between the two regions.