Which statement below is most representative of Stephen Douglas’ opinion concerning slavery in states new to the Union? Group of answer choices

“It is the duty of Congress to protect the rights of slave owners to the property (slaves) in all states.”

“The status of slavery in the new states should be determined by a vote of the people.”

“Slavery should be outlawed in the lands acquired from Mexico.”

“The Missouri Compromise is the legal way to decide the slavery question.”

I think it is B.

Explanation:

Henry Clay’s Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery in any future territories carved out of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, an Illinois Democrat, led Congress in passing a law that would open the possibility of expanding slavery into this area.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act left it up to the voters in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide the legal status of slavery. Douglas called this "popular sovereignty." This law enraged many Northerners because it repealed a key provision of the Missouri Compromise and opened the way for organizing future slave states in the West. The Kansas-Nebraska Act also led to the formation of the Republican Party.

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