How did the kansas-nebraska act contribute to the secession of southern states, including south carolina? a) both kanasa and nebraska were admitted into the nation as free states, which encouraged southerners to seek more drastic measures to protect their lifestyle. b) kansas was admitted as a slave state and nebraska as a free state, angering southerners who realized the fight to protect slavery would not end. c) the act allowed the issue of slavery in kansas to be decided by vote, leading to violent measures on both sides and increased division between the north and south. d) the act determined that congress would decide whether a state entered as free or slave. southern representation was lower than that of the north, prompting the south to secede.

the answer is D because the southern states had low representation than the Northern states  causing a uproar in the southern states pushing them to succeed.  

C

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the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

the right answer is the third one: turnpikes went short distances to connect markets. turnpikes, also known as toll roads, were very important for trade and transportation (of people, goods and products) in the 19th century, coinciding with the expansion towards the west. they contributed significantly to the economic development of the united states.