Question

4.1.6 quiz: consequences of compromise
question 6 of 10
what happened as a result of the kansas - nebraska acts provision for popular sovereignty?
a. the end of the democratic party
b. the creation of one state from the two territories
c. an even balance of slave and free states in the united states
d. a violent clash between proslavery and antislavery forces

Explanation:

The Kansas - Nebraska Act's popular sovereignty provision allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery by vote. This led to pro - and anti - slavery forces flooding into Kansas to influence the outcome, resulting in violent clashes known as "Bleeding Kansas".

Answer:

D. A violent clash between proslavery and antislavery forces