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22 November, 22:15

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written to gain support for

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  1. 22 November, 22:18
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    The options of the question are, A) The Dred Scott decision. B) The abolition of slavery. C) a transcontinental railroad. D) the expansion of banking.

    The correct answer is C) a transcontinental railroad.

    The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written to gain support for a transcontinental railroad.

    On May 30, 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. A Senator from Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas, was the supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It was the state of Kansas that wanted to build a transcontinental road to Chicago, but first, with the passing of the Act, each state had to decide if they would allow slavery or not.
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