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Nation Building and Sectionalism — Test

Question 16 • US History

Abraham Lincoln objected to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because he thought

Answer
A
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was wrong.
B
the Missouri Compromise should be passed instead.
C
the act would force Northerners to track fugitive slaves.
D
the issue of popular sovereignty should be respected.

Explanation

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers in those territories to decide whether to permit slavery, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise’s restriction on slavery north of the 36°30′ line. Lincoln objected to overturning that compromise and opposed the expansion of slavery. Thus, the correct choice is that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was wrong.

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