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Question 1

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How did the outcome of the Mexican-American War, which added new lands to America, increase sectional tensions throughout the 1850s?

A   Southern farmers resented the wealth gained from California gold.  

B   Texas and California did not desire statehood, which angered New England  politicians.  

C   Territorial expansion led to intense debates about the extension of slavery  into the new areas.  

D   Agriculture became the dominant economic activity in the new areas, which  threatened manufacturing interests.  