Match the event or concept with its impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism (2 points) States Rights Southern states argued they had the right to determine the legality of slavery within their borders Election of 1860 The victory of anti- slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln led to secession of Southern states and the Civil War Missouri Compromise Allowed for popular sovereignty in new territories leading to violence and conflict Kansas Nebraska Act Maintained the balance of free and slave states intensified sectionalism
- States Rights: Southern states argued they had the right to determine the legality of slavery within their borders. Impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism: Maintained the institution of slavery and intensified sectionalism.
- Election of 1860: The victory of anti-slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln led to secession of Southern states and the Civil War. Impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism: Led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the Civil War.
- Missouri Compromise: Allowed for popular sovereignty in new territories leading to violence and conflict. Impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism: Led to violence and conflict over the extension of slavery into new territories.
- Kansas Nebraska Act: Maintained the balance of free and slave states and intensified sectionalism. Impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism: Intensified sectionalism and led to further conflict over the extension of slavery into new territories.