Manifest Destiny was a popular national creed, but there was a long-term cost. The sectional crisis of the 1850s was precipitated not only by the rising abolitionist movement in the North, but also by which of the following questions raised by expansion to the West?
A. Will westerners tend to vote Democrat or Whig?
B. What will be the status of slavery in the new territories?
C. Will the transcontinental railroad link the West to the North or to the South?
D. Will more southerners or northerners settle the West?
Answer: B
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