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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed the people in those territories to decide on the issue of slavery for themselves. Previously, slavery had been abolished in this area as a result of which legislation?
A.
the Indian Removal Act
B.
the Northwest Ordinance
C.
the Compromise of 1850
D.
the Missouri Compromise

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D. the Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise (1820) prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′ (except for Missouri). The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) effectively repealed that restriction by allowing popular sovereignty in those territories.