THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It eliminated the Missouri Compromise’s restriction on slavery
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It eliminated the chance that Kansas and Nebraska could be a state
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It made the North pay for roads in Kansas and Nebraska
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did northerners dislike the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Northerners disliked the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it gave people the chance to turn what was already a free state into a dreary slave state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Territory north of the sacred 36°30’ line was now open to popular sovereignty. The North was outraged. The Kansas-Nebraska act made it possible for the Kansas and Nebraska territories (shown in orange) to open to slavery. The Missouri Compromise had prevented this from happening since 1820.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.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.