Why did Southern senators initially block the organization of the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

A. They thought the railroad that would be built there would only benefit the North.

B. They did not think the area's American Indians should be moved to Oklahoma.

C. They worried that the area's American Indians would be relocated to the South.

D. They were afraid the new free states would tip the balance in Congress against them.

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D

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The south wanted to ensure slavery would continue and new states would make the Political power uneven.