Sectional Compromises Over Slavery
Which of the following represents a legislative compromise intended to resolve sectional conflicts over the status of slavery in newly acquired territories?
A
The Dred Scott decision, which denied African Americans citizenship and inflamed regional tensions.
B
The Emancipation Proclamation, which redefined the war as a fight against slavery.
C
The Compromise of 1850, which admitted California as a free state and enacted a stricter fugitive slave law.
D
The Kansas–Nebraska Act, which employed popular sovereignty to let territories decide on slavery.
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