Which is NOT true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? It was a success and kept the Civil War at bay for many years. It contradicted the Missouri Compromise. It decided that the two territories would use popular sovereignty to decide free or slave. It angered many northerners that previous free soil areas could become slave.
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This statement is not true. The Kansas-Nebraska Act actually contributed to the tensions that led to the Civil War, rather than preventing it. Show more…
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