Question

what was one result of the kansas - nebraska act?
a. violence between proslavery and antislavery forces led to a series of conflicts known as bleeding kansas.
b. congress was equally divided between proslavery and antislavery forces.
c. northern governments were forced to help catch escaped enslaved people and return them to their enslavers.
d. slavery was abolished in all new territories except kansas and nebraska.

Explanation:

The Kansas - Nebraska Act (1854) allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty. This led to a rush of pro - slavery and anti - slavery settlers to Kansas. The two groups clashed violently, resulting in what became known as "Bleeding Kansas."

• Option B: Congress was not equally divided because of the Kansas - Nebraska Act. The act was a result of political maneuvering rather than creating an equal division in Congress.
• Option C: This is related to the Fugitive Slave Act (1850), not the Kansas - Nebraska Act.
• Option D: The Kansas - Nebraska Act did not abolish slavery in new territories. It actually reopened the question of slavery in areas where it had been restricted by the Missouri Compromise (1820).

Answer:

A. Violence between proslavery and antislavery forces led to a series of conflicts known as Bleeding Kansas.