How Did Stephen Douglas Contribute to the Growing Sectional Divide

question 53

Multiple Choice

How did Stephen Douglas contribute to the growing sectional divide between North and South during the 1850s?

• A) Douglas instigated the crisis over the admission of Kansas and Nebraska into the nation.
• B) Douglas beat Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the U.S. Senate for publicly criticizing the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a bill that he personally wrote.
• C) Douglas led violent raids on proslavery settlements in Kansas.
• D) Douglas supported the seizure of lands from Indians who were living in Kansas and Nebraska.

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