SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
South Carolina
|
|
|
Virginia
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
|
Kansas
|
Detailed explanation-1: -There was no question that Nebraska would be a free state, but the fate of its southern neighbor, Kansas, became a matter of fierce debate. Pro-and antislavery activists flooded into the new Kansas territory, each side seeking to turn popular sovereignty to their own advantage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kansas Entered the Union as a Free State. Kansas entered the union as a “free state, ” because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act that allowed the residents to decide if their state would allow slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -As part of the Compromise of 1850, California was admitted as a free state without a slave state pair; California’s admission also meant there would be no slave state on the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-4: -On January 29, 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to join the Union. The struggle between pro-and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the Civil War.