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Which statement accurately describes the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
It effectively overturned the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Gadsden Purchase.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Missouri Compromise.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Compromise of 1850.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Gadsden Purchase.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Missouri Compromise.
It effectively overturned the terms of the Compromise of 1850.
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The statement that accurately describes the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is: **It effectively overturned the terms of the Missouri Compromise.**
The Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced the concept of popular sovereignty, allowing settlers in those territories to decide whether they would allow slavery, which nullified the geographical boundaries set by the Missouri Compromise regarding the balance of free and slave states.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced the concept of popular sovereignty, allowing settlers in those territories to decide whether they would allow slavery, which nullified the geographical boundaries set by the Missouri Compromise regarding the balance of free and slave states.
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