2019 · Q43
Which one of the following developments took place because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- AThe Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to determine whether they should own slaves or not.
- BThe Act did not permit the territories the right to vote over the question of slavery.
- CThe voice of the majority in regard to the issue of slavery was muzzled.
- DThe Federal Government had the sole authority to decide on slavery.
Explanation
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, steered by Stephen Douglas, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which had prohibited slavery north of the 36 degree 30 minute line. It left the question of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska to be decided by the settlers themselves under the doctrine of popular sovereignty. It neither denied the territories a vote nor gave the Federal Government sole authority. Hence option A is correct.