Undoubtedly the most durable offspring of the Kansas-Nebraska blunder was
A) the resurgence of the Whig political party.
B) the new Republican political party.
C) a constitutional amendment banning slavery in any new territories.
D) rejection of popular sovereignty.
E) the death of the Democratic political party.

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The new Republican political party was formed as a direct response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into new territories. The party was made up of anti-slavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers who were united in their opposition to the spread of slavery. The Republican Party went on to become a major political force and would eventually elect Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860, leading to the Civil War and the eventual abolition of slavery.

Undoubtedly the Most Durable Offspring of the Kansas-Nebraska Blunder Was