Question

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act intensify the debate over slavery in the 1850s?

Answer 1

Answer:

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act intensify the debate over slavery in the 1850s?

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise, which had kept the Union from falling apart for the last thirty-four years. The long-standing compromise would have to be repealed.