Question
Q 8
Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism?
(1 point)
Responses
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories
Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism?
(1 point)
Responses
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism is:
**It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.**
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had prohibited slavery in certain areas, and opened up the possibility for the territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery based on the principle of popular sovereignty. This led to heightened tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions, escalating sectional divisions.
**It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.**
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had prohibited slavery in certain areas, and opened up the possibility for the territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery based on the principle of popular sovereignty. This led to heightened tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions, escalating sectional divisions.