Question
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) change the rules established by the Missouri Compromise?
(1 point)
Responses
It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.
It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.
It extended the Missouri Compromise line westward to the Pacific Ocean.
It extended the Missouri Compromise line westward to the Pacific Ocean.
It banned slavery in all Western territories.
It banned slavery in all Western territories.
It admitted Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state.
(1 point)
Responses
It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.
It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.
It extended the Missouri Compromise line westward to the Pacific Ocean.
It extended the Missouri Compromise line westward to the Pacific Ocean.
It banned slavery in all Western territories.
It banned slavery in all Western territories.
It admitted Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.**
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether they would allow slavery, leading to increased tensions and conflict in the region.
**It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.**
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether they would allow slavery, leading to increased tensions and conflict in the region.