Question

which constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the civil war? a disagreement over the boundaries of the oregon territory b growing support for limiting female suffrage and immigration c the limits on free speech and press included in the alien and sedition acts d debate over the expansion of slavery into the west

Explanation:

Before the Civil - War, the debate over the expansion of slavery into the Western territories was a major constitutional issue that divided the North and the South. The North generally opposed the spread of slavery on moral and economic grounds, while the South saw it as essential to their agricultural - based economy. The other options are either not related to the sectional conflict before the Civil War (A is about a territorial boundary issue not directly related to slavery - based sectional conflict, B is about female suffrage and immigration which were not central to pre - Civil War sectional conflict, C is about the Alien and Sedition Acts which were from an earlier period and not a major pre - Civil War sectional issue).

Answer:

D. Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West