Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act so controversial?
A) Because it worked to the advantage of Douglas's home state, southerners felt betrayed.
B) Because it overturned a policy on slavery already in place, northerners felt betrayed.
C) Because it did not provide for land grants along with territorial government, westerners felt betrayed.
D) Because it would attract immigrants who would vote Democrat, Whigs felt betrayed.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was controversial because it effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, which angered many in the North who saw it as a betrayal of the compromise that had kept the peace for decades.

Why Was the Kansas-Nebraska Act So Controversial