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Why did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many Free-Soilers?
It established slavery throughout the United States.
It established slavery in two new United States territories.
It removed a ban on slavery and supported popular sovereignty.
It upheld the Missouri Compromise, which they did not support.

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It removed a ban on slavery and supported popular sovereignty.

Explanation: The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise’s restriction on slavery north of 36°30′ and let settlers decide by popular sovereignty, which Free-Soilers opposed because it opened new territories to the possibility of slavery.