As a Result of the Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

question 43

Multiple Choice

As a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

• A) northern states threatened to hold special state conventions for the purpose of declaring the act unconstitutional and thus null and void.
• B) a coalition of northern Democrats withdrew from the Democratic party and formed the American Party.
• C) the Whig Party broke into northern and southern wings and was no longer able to operate as a national party.
• D) southerners became more convinced than ever that Congress had become the puppet of antislavery advocates.

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