Which factor was a primary cause of increased tensions and eventual conflict between the Northern and Southern states leading up to the U.S. Civil War?

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B) Economic systems based on industrialization versus agricultural slavery. The fundamental economic differences, with the industrialized North opposing the agrarian, slave-based economy of the South, created irreconcilable political and social tensions that led to the Civil War.

Which factor was a primary cause of increased tensions and eventual conflict between the Northern and Southern states leading up to the U.S. Civil War?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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