Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This act opened the area of Kansas and Nebraska to which of the following people?

Question

A.
Native Americans only
B.
anti-slavery groups only
C.
pro-slavery groups only
D.
pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups

Answer 1

D. pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the settlers in those territories to determine whether they would allow slavery through popular sovereignty, which attracted both pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.