Question

6. Drag and drop the correct word to complete the paragraph. (4 points)

______, the senator from Illinois, developed an idea called _______ this was the idea that people should decide whether slavery would exist in the area. The Kansas Act would overturn the ______ The result was
______ a Civil War between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers.

Answer 1

Here are the words to complete the paragraph:

**Stephen Douglas**, the senator from Illinois, developed an idea called **popular sovereignty**; this was the idea that people should decide whether slavery would exist in the area. The Kansas Act would overturn the **Missouri Compromise**. The result was **bleeding Kansas**, a Civil War between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers.