The Republican Party was formed in 1854. One of the issues that led to the creation of the Republican Party was the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What was the Republican Party's stance on this issue?

A. They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they thought the issue of slavery could only be decided in Congress.

B. They supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act and felt that the issue of slavery was best decided by popular sovereignty.

C. They supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and they were not opposed to the expansion of slavery.

D.They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they were against the expansion of slavery into new states.

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The Republican Party was formed in 1854. One of the issues that led to the creation of the Republican Party was the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What was the Republican Party's stance on this issue?

A. They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they thought the issue of slavery could only be decided in Congress.

B. They supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act and felt that the issue of slavery was best decided by popular sovereignty.

C. They supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and they were not opposed to the expansion of slavery.

D.They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they were against the expansion of slavery into new states.

directrix · Answer

Read this and see if it helps.  I have a minimal knowledge of any kind of History.

anonymous · Answer

D.