EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act profoundly influenced the national discussion of slavery by
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challenging the Northwest Ordinance
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prohibiting slavery in the territories
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declaring slavery legal in all the territories
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formally repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Officially titled “An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, ” this act repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had outlawed slavery above the 36º30’ latitude in the Louisiana territories, and reopened the national struggle over slavery in the western territories.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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