What Event Heightened Sectional Tensions Between the North and the South

question 14

Multiple Choice

What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South, leading to increased militancy on both sides - as the North came out against slavery and the South for it?

• A) the Missouri Compromise
• B) Gabriel's Rebellion
• C) the War of 1812
• D) the Declaration of Independence

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