Question

question 6 of 10
during the mid - 1800s, americans in the north and the south most disagreed over whether:
a. slavery should be allowed to spread.
b. the north should form its own country.
c. the south should be forced to industrialize.
d. the president should have more power than congress.

Explanation:

During the mid - 1800s, the North was increasingly industrialized and had a growing abolitionist movement. The South's economy was based on agriculture, especially cotton, which relied on slave labor. The main point of contention was whether slavery (a key part of the Southern economy) should be allowed to expand into new territories. Options B, C, and D were not the central and most widely - debated issues between the North and the South at that time. The North did not want to form its own country (B), there was no major push to force the South to industrialize (C), and the power balance between the president and Congress (D) was not the core issue dividing the North and South like the slavery expansion question.

Answer:

A. slavery should be allowed to spread.