Why were people angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act? A. It only granted popular sovereignty to eastern states. B. It reinforced the unpopular Missouri Compromise. C. It forced people to relocate to the Great Plains region. D. It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.

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8 January, 01:03

Why were people angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act? A. It only granted popular sovereignty to eastern states. B. It reinforced the unpopular Missouri Compromise. C. It forced people to relocate to the Great Plains region. D. It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.

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The Kansas - Nebraska Act (1854) allowed settlers to decide weather slavery would be allowed on their territories. That caused the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers. The Act made it possible for the Kansas and Nebraska territories to open to slavery. This Act eliminated the Missouri Compromise line and Northerners were angry about that.

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D) It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.