Which action increased the tensions between the North and the South that led to the Civil War?

the Dred Scott decision

the election of Ulysses S. Grant

the formation of the Whig Party

the impeachment of President Johnson

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"The Dred Scott decision" is the one action among the following choices given in the question that increased the tensions between the North and the South that led to the Civil War. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option. I hope that this answer has come to your help.

I believe the answer is: The dred scott decision

The dred scott decision revolves around a former slave from states where slavery were legal who decided to go to the states where slavery were illegal. The court finally ruled that slaves who belong in the states where slavery were legal would not automatically gained their freedom by going to the states where slavery were illegal.