Which of the following would have required that Kansas and Nebraska be admitted into the Union as free states?

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 established a line at 36°30' north latitude, with states north of the line being free states and those below it being slave states. Kansas and Nebraska are both north of this line, so according to the Missouri Compromise, they should have been admitted as free states. However, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 repealed the Missouri Compromise's restrictions on slavery in these territories, leading to violence and conflict over whether they would become free or slave states.

Which of the Following Would Have Required That Kansas and Nebraska