The major problem with the Kansas-Nebraska Act was Popular Sovereignty. This principle allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine for themselves whether they would allow slavery, which led to significant conflict and violence, known as "Bleeding Kansas," as pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed into the territories to influence the decision.
What the major problem with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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Popular Sovereignty
High Tariffs
Taxation without Representation
Leviathan
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