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Why did some Northerners in Congress disapprove of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Why did some northerners in congress disapprove of the kansas-nebraska act? it could allow slavery to exist in northern territories. it could force all northern states to accept slavery. it did not allow for the expansion of the transcontinental railroad. ~ your lovely HELPING HAND, 404
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It allowed slavery to exist in Northern territories.

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It could force all the states to accept slavery. It did not allow expansion for the transcontinental railroad nor the people their right to decide the slavery issues themselves.

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