How did the united states’ new western territories increase tensions between the north and south? the new territories reduced the north's dependency on the south for cotton and other raw materials. the north wanted the new territories to be free states, while the south wanted them to be slave states. the south was against the expansion of the united states territory beyond the rio grande. the cost of gaining new territories in war harmed the south because its smaller economy couldn’t afford it.

The kansas-nebraska act allowed the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. the people who lived in these territories would be able to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there. what effect did this have on kansas? a. settlers voted to allow slavery only in half of the territory. b. kansas became a slave state and joined the confederacy. c. settlers held a series of debates to them decide. d. pro-slavery settlers fought against anti-slavery settlers.

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Lots of points: economics: the is the dollar value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders within a given year. a. gross domestic product b. business cycle c. inflation rate d. net exports