Rank the following antebellum developments in order of most important (1) to least important (6) in precipitating the sectional crisis of the 1850s.

Rank the following antebellum developments in order of most important (1) to least important (6) in precipitating the sectional crisis of the 1850s.

Religions and moral reform movements

Industrialization and technological innovation

Expansion of voting rights

Intensification of slavery in the South

Increased political polarization

Territorial expansion

Now explain your decision-making process in a short essay (approx. 600 words). For each of the 6 “developments,” shares at least 2 specific events with a definition (who, what, when, where) and statement of significance as supporting evidence for your ranking choices and why you thought that development was more or less important.