It was "<span>b) the Kansas-Nebraska Act" that led to the end of the Whig Party. The northern and southern Whigs disagreed over the legislation, and the party had been in decline for a decade. </span>
They thought that not taking violent action could prevent a war
Answer:
the 2nd one
Explanation:
many peasants did not have militaty experience
American colonial settlement could expand westward
It imposed fines for hiding runaway slaves.