Federal Authority Versus States Rights
Which of the following pairs of events best illustrates how the conflict over federal authority versus states’ rights contributed to the political crisis that led to the Civil War?
A
Amistad case and Fugitive Slave Act resistance
B
Panic of 1857 and Lincoln-Douglas debates
C
Mexican-American War and Gadsden Purchase
D
Nullification Crisis and South Carolina’s secession
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