What Law Did Stephen Douglas Need to Repeal in Order

question 7

Multiple Choice

What law did Stephen Douglas need to repeal in order to gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A) the Wilmot Proviso
• B) the Missouri Compromise
• C) the Compromise of 1850
• D) the Bill of Rights
• E) the new Fugitive Slave Law

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