Question
What was a major effect of the decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?
A.
Violent conflicts broke out between supporters and opponents of slavery.
B.
Formerly enslaved people were able to vote in state elections for the first time.
C.
Abolitionists encouraged uprisings of enslaved people across both Kansas and Nebraska.
D.
Southern states refused to recognize Kansas and Nebraska as states.
A.
Violent conflicts broke out between supporters and opponents of slavery.
B.
Formerly enslaved people were able to vote in state elections for the first time.
C.
Abolitionists encouraged uprisings of enslaved people across both Kansas and Nebraska.
D.
Southern states refused to recognize Kansas and Nebraska as states.
Answers
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A. Violent conflicts broke out between supporters and opponents of slavery.
The decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, known as popular sovereignty, led to significant violence and conflict in what became known as "Bleeding Kansas," as pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions clashed over the issue.
The decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, known as popular sovereignty, led to significant violence and conflict in what became known as "Bleeding Kansas," as pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions clashed over the issue.