USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
A
It changed the borders of Missouri
B
It required that all Missouri be free.
C
It allowed slavery in Kansas and Nebraska Territories
D
It established new interstate trade rules.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise, which had kept the Union from falling apart for the last thirty-four years. The long-standing compromise would have to be repealed.

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