“Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri to Enter
the Union”
“California Joins the Union As Part of Compromise
of 1850”
“Kansas-Nebraska Act Establishes Popular
Sovereignty in the Territories”
Which issue is most closely associated with these
headlines?
(1) status of slavery in new states
(2) negotiation of the Oregon Treaty
(3) expansion of land for reservations
(4) influence of political parties on economic
development
"(1) status of slavery in new states" is the issue most closely associated with these headlines. These factors were in fact the most important issues leading up to the Cvil War.