How did the question of slavery cause growing tensions before the Civil War? Select the two that apply. (2 points)
- Slavery became an increasingly divisive issue between the Northern and Southern states, with the North advocating for its abolition while the South defended its right to own slaves.
- The expansion of slavery into new territories, particularly in relation to the issue of whether these territories would be free or slave states, intensified the tensions between the North and the South.