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Lincoln — Quiz

Question 10 • US History

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many members of the Free-Soil Party?

Answer
A
They opposed the Missouri Compromise, which the act supported.
B
They were afraid the territories would be filled with enslavers.
C
They were afraid the territories would vote against slavery.
D
They did not want slavery to spread into the free states.

Explanation

The Kansas-Nebraska Act let settlers in Kansas and Nebraska decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. Free-Soil Party members opposed slavery’s expansion, so they feared proslavery settlers would move into the territories and vote to permit slavery. Therefore, the best answer is B, that they feared the territories would be filled with enslavers.

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