According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, who decided whether or not slavery was allowed in Kansas and Nebraska?

A) The governors of those states
B) The Congress of the U.S.
C) The people in each state
D) The president of the U.S.

1 answer

C) The people in each state

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the settlers in those territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, a principle known as "popular sovereignty."