Question

why was kansas significant to america in the mid-1800s? a blight there caused starvation across the nation. it led the movement to secede from the union. it embodied the increasing conflict over slavery.

Explanation:

• Option A: There was no major blight in Kansas in the mid - 1800s that caused national starvation.
• Option B: South Carolina was among the first to lead the secession movement, not Kansas.
• Option C: The Kansas - Nebraska Act and "Bleeding Kansas" showed the growing conflict over whether Kansas would be a slave or free state, embodying the slavery - related tensions.

Answer:

C. It embodied the increasing conflict over slavery.