Helpp plzz Which statement best represents the effects of sectionalism on the United States prior to the Civil War?

States in different sections agreed to limit the spread of slavery.

Northern and Southern states developed significantly differences on key issues.

Federal laws on slavery only affected certain sections of the country

Western states could not grant citizen's rights to African Americans.

During the build up to the Civil War, sectionalism began to develop in the United States. Sectionalism is the belief that a person's region was superior to other sections of the country. The two sides of the debate over slavery were divided between the two main sections of the United States; the North and South.

Explanation:

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed