. In the lead-up to the Civil War, how did population affect political positions in the House of Representatives? O The Missouri Compromise made it so that population no longer mattered in the House of Representatives, swinging political power toward the less populated South. O When South Carolina seceded, the South no longer had the numbers in the House of Representatives to prevent the abolition of slavery throughout the country. O The population of northern states grew, giving them greater representation in the House of Representatives. O The number of slaves in the South helped southern states gain greater representation in the House of Representatives.

. In the lead-up to the Civil War, how did population affect political positions in the House of Representatives? O The Missouri Compromise made it so that population no longer mattered in the House of Representatives, swinging political power toward the less populated South. O When South Carolina seceded, the South no longer had the numbers in the House of Representatives to prevent the abolition of slavery throughout the country. O The population of northern states grew, giving them greater representation in the House of Representatives. O The number of slaves in the South helped southern states gain greater representation in the House of Representatives.