One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was
A) not providing sufficient incentives to the North.
B) not preparing sufficiently persuasive arguments in the Senate.
C) allowing slavery to spread into new territory.
D) underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery.
E) believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

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Douglas underestimated the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery, which was a significant mistake in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in territories where it had been previously banned, leading to a massive uproar in the North.

One of Stephen Douglas's Mistakes in Proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act