23 24 U3 Sectionalism and the Civil War Unit Test Match the event or concept with its impact on the expansion of slavery and sectionalism 2 points) States Rights Southern states argued they had the right to determine the legality of slavery within their borders The victory of anti-slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln led to secession of Election of 1860 Southern states and the War Missouri Compromise Allowed for popular sovereignty in new territoriesleading to violence and Kansas-Nebraska Act Maintained the balance of free and slave states, but intensified sectionalism
1. States Rights - Southern states argued they had the right to determine the legality of slavery within their borders
2. Election of 1860 - The victory of anti-slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln led to secession of Southern states and the Civil War
3. Missouri Compromise - Maintained the balance of free and slave states, but intensified sectionalism
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act - Allowed for popular sovereignty in new territories, leading to violence