Question

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed the people in those territories to decide on the issue of slavery for themselves. Previously, slavery had been abolished in this area as a result of which legislation?
A.
the Northwest Ordinance
B.
the Indian Removal Act
C.
the Missouri Compromise
D.
the Compromise of 1850

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is C. The Missouri Compromise.

Explanation:

The Missouri Compromise refers to the fact that Missouri was accepted as a slave state, as well as Maine was considered a free state. This Compromise also prohibited slavery in the territories that are now called Kansas and Nebraska.

However, in 1857 this compromise was considered unconstitutional by the  Supreme Court. At that time, there were some disputes established between slave and free states.      

Answer 2

C, The Missouri Compromise