Question

Political tensions and debates surrounded territorial expansion of the United States leading up to the Civil War because Question 1 options:

A)Mexico kept control of Texas
B) any new states joining the Union could change the sectional balance (number of slave states vs. number of free states) in Congress.
C) Many people disagreed with Manifest Destiny (westward expansion)
D)States did not want to supply troops to new areas Save

Answer 1

The answer is B) Any new states joining the Union could change the sectional balance (number of slave states vs. number of free states) in Congress.