Which of the following statements best represents the desires and results of missouri during the debate of statehood?

people in the missouri territory did not want to become a state, but they were forced to.
the territory of missouri was largely composed of citizens against slavery and wished to enter the u. s. as a free state.
much of the population in missouri came from slave states, and brought their slaves with them. they wished to enter the u. s. as a slave state.
citizens of missouri were split on the issue of slavery and could not make a decision to be a slave or free state.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.