Do sections 1 and 19 introduce or ban slavery from the new territories in the Kansas Nebraska act

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Yadiel Mata

24 December, 13:26

Do sections 1 and 19 introduce or ban slavery from the new territories in the Kansas Nebraska act

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Jay Reid · Answer 1

Introduces slavery as an option.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act gets rid of the Compromise of 1850 and allows these two territories to vote on slavery. this is called popular sovereignty. Each territory was given a chance to vote whether or not the territory would have slavery as an option.