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AP US History question:

Explain the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act upon national politics, 1854-1860.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was incredibly significant because it dictated that white settlers in the newly-minted states of Kansas and Nebraska could determine whether or not they would allow slavery. This was a major point leading up to the Civil War.
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