Which of the Following Is Not True About the Kansas-Nebraska

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A) It rendered the terms of the Compromise of 1850 void.
• B) It superseded the Missouri Compromise.
• C) It split the Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska.
• D) It applied the principle of popular sovereignty to Nebraska and Kansas.
• E) It was sponsored by Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.

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