"That the Constitution, and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere... it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way." — Kansas-Nebraska Act, May 30, 1854
The principle articulated in this excerpt directly repealed which earlier sectional agreement?
- A
The Compromise of 1850
- B
The Wilmot Proviso of 1846
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820
- D
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Explanation
By allowing settlers in Nebraska (north of 36°30′) to decide on slavery, the act voided the Missouri Compromise's geographic prohibition. The Compromise of 1850 and Wilmot Proviso involved different territories; the Northwest Ordinance applied to the Old Northwest.