Congress found itself debating slavery once again in the early 1850s, this time as it tried to settle the issue of:
A)the place where a transcontinental railroad could be built.
B)the future of runaway slaves.
C)Maine becoming a state.
D)allowing popular sovereignty in Kansas.
E)outlawing the freeing of slaves by their masters.

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The debate over slavery in the early 1850s was reignited by the issue of where to build a transcontinental railroad, as it involved decisions about whether new territories would be free or slave states.

Congress Found Itself Debating Slavery Once Again in the Early