Multiple Choice
Stephen Douglas's motivation for introducing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to:
A) boost efforts to build a transcontinental railroad.
B) spread slavery.
C) win the position of speaker of the House of Representatives.
D) pacify southerners who strongly supported the idea of popular sovereignty.
E) help Franklin Pierce win a second term as president.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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