11. The quotation below is part of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Based on the quotation, which democratic principle made it difficult for Kansans to write a constitution?
(2 points)
civil rights
capitalism
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
12. Passed in 1854, which law stated that each territory would decide the question of slavery on its own? (2 points)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Great Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
13. The diagram below shows some causes of the Civil War.
Which best completes the diagram?
A graphic organizer shows four causes of the Civil War and leaves a blank space for a fifth cause to be added. The four given causes of the Civil War are slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, and Lincoln's election. (2 points)
Sectionalism and states' rights.
No give the answer to all questions!!!
I apologize for the confusion. Here are the complete answers:
11. Popular sovereignty
12. Kansas-Nebraska Act
13. Sectionalism and states' rights.
To answer question 11, we need to look at the democratic principles mentioned in the preamble of the U.S. Constitution and how they relate to the situation in Kansas. The principle that stands out is "popular sovereignty," which is the idea that the power and authority of the government come from the consent of the people. In the context of writing a constitution, popular sovereignty means that the people have the right to choose and shape their own form of government.
In Kansas during the 1850s, there was intense strife and conflict over the question of whether the state would allow or prohibit slavery. This conflict arose due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which stated that the residents of each territory would decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. However, pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers flooded into Kansas to sway the result, leading to violence and disruption.
Therefore, the democratic principle of popular sovereignty made it difficult for Kansans to write a constitution, as they were divided and unable to agree on the issue of slavery.
Moving on to question 12, the law passed in 1854 that stated each territory would decide the question of slavery on its own is the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act, proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas, repealed the Missouri Compromise (which had banned slavery north of a certain latitude) and allowed the residents of Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
Finally, for question 13, we have four causes of the Civil War mentioned in the graphic organizer: slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, and Lincoln's election. To identify the fifth cause, we need to consider other significant factors leading to the Civil War.
One important cause that could be added to the diagram is the sectional tensions between the North and South. These tensions arose from economic, social, and political differences between the industrialized North and the agrarian South, with slavery being a major point of contention. The disputes between these two regions over issues like tariffs, states' rights, and representation ultimately escalated into the secession of several southern states and the outbreak of war.
Therefore, the best completion for the diagram would be the sectional tensions between the North and South as a cause of the Civil War.