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QuizMultiple Choice

Kansas and Nebraska

Question 9 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP2

Which best explains how the Kansas-Nebraska Act affected the Missouri Compromise?

Answer
A
It strengthened the Missouri Compromise by prohibiting slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.
B
It overturned the Missouri Compromise by requiring slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line.
C
It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.
D
It weakened the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line.

Explanation

The Missouri Compromise barred slavery in most territory north of 36°30′ N. The Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced popular sovereignty, allowing settlers in those territories to decide whether to permit slavery, and effectively overturned that restriction. So it allowed the possibility of slavery above the line, as choice C states.

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