Asked by Sarah

Which issue played the GREATEST role in dividing the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?
Responses
A slaveryslavery
B foreign tradeforeign trade
C Indian removalIndian removal
D war with Mexico

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A — slavery. It was the central moral, economic and political issue (e.g., Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas–Nebraska Act, Dred Scott) that most deeply divided North and South.