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Sectionalism in the United States

Question 4 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

The included the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. This compromise also determined that would be used to decide slavery in New Mexico and Utah. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed to help in the Great Plains. It eventually led to in the territory.

Answer
A
conflict
B
the end of slavery
C
a new compromise

Explanation

The Compromise of 1850 included the Fugitive Slave Act and used popular sovereignty to decide slavery in New Mexico and Utah. The Kansas-Nebraska Act also relied on popular sovereignty, allowing settlers to vote on slavery. The opposing sides clashed over those votes, leading to conflict in the territory—often called “Bleeding Kansas.”

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