Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This act opened the area of Kansas and Nebraska to which of the following people?

A.

anti-slavery groups only

B.

pro-slavery groups only

C.

Native Americans only

D.

pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups

Kansas-Nebraska Act, In early 1850, Clay proposed a package of bills that would settle most of the pressing issues before Congress. Clay's proposal was opposed by President Zachary Taylor, anti-slavery Whigs like William Seward, and pro-slavery Democrats like John C. Calhoun, and congressional debate over the territories continued.

Answer: Native Americans Only