USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
A
end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians
B
encourage manufacturing in the west
C
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
D
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What did the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common? They both insisted on the removal of slavery in the territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas, ” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Compromise of 1850 overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which issue did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all concern? The extension of slavery in the western territories.

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