Question

The Kansas-Nebraska Act goes against the Missouri Compromise; instead of a state being free or slave based on their location, it was decided by a vote known as


Nullification


Popular Soverignty


Fugitive Slave Act

Answer 1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act goes against the Missouri Compromise; instead of a state being free or slave based on their location, it was decided by a vote known as **Popular Sovereignty**. This principle allowed the settlers of a territory to determine whether they would allow slavery within their borders through voting.