SAT US History Practice Question
Why did Stephen Douglas support the idea of Popular Sovereignty when designing the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
- A.It guaranteed that "free soilers" could exclude slavery from Kansas and Nebraska.
- B.It was outlined in the Constitution as a method for creating new states.
- C.It guaranteed that pro-slavery settlers could expand slavery in Kansas.
- D.It seemed a fair way to resolve a difficult controversy.
- E.It let the Congress decide on slavery in the territories.
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