Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854
A) opened the way for antislavery and proslavery forces to meet physically and compete for territory.
B) determined that slavery would exist in Kansas, but not Nebraska.
C) quickened westward expansion.
D) quieted sectional conflict temporarily.
Answer: A
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