Question

All of the following was true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEPT: A. Kansas and Nebraska were opened to slavery based on popular sovereignty. B. It gave rise to the Republican Party. C. It reinforced the Missouri Compromise. D. It resulted in the violent confrontation known as Bleeding Kansas.

Answer 1

C. It reinforced the Missouri Compromise

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) it reinforced the Missouri Compromise

All of the following was true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEP: It reinforced the Missouri Compromise.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed citizens to decide if they wanted slavery in the new state borders. It was proposed by Stephen Douglass as a mandate of popular sovereignty. The Act reversed the Missouri Compromise that established a latitude that divided the limits of slave territories and free territories. This produced many violent attacks such as during the period known as "Bleeding Kansas."