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n what ways did popular sovereignty stir up sectional tensions in the 1850s?

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What did the situation in Kansas in the mid 1850s indicate the impracticality of?

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Which man was not involve in the mid-1850s as a result of tensions between the north and south?

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Why did sectional tensions strengthen during the 1850s?

Import tariffs to protect American industry, which was nearly all in the North. It was the South that wanted cheap imports, but would be increasingly taxed on them. The annexing of vast territories from Mexico, which many people believed should be free soil. This would have weakened Southern voting power in Congress.


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What determined the status of slavery in territories in the 1850s?

Under the 1850 Compromise, New Mexico and Utah were allowed in as slave-states, in exchange for California as free soil. After that, Kansas and Nebraska were to be admitted on a local vote on slavery ('Popular Sovereignty'). This resulted in bloodshed that foreshadowed the Civil War.


What did Roger b Taney do that increased regional tensions in the United states during the 1850s?

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What was the most popular route for Westward migration in the 1840s and 1850s?

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