Civics-Acts-MyTest-04

Which COMPETENCY was used to compose this question?

The balance of power in the early U.S. Congress was related to issue of slavery. The growing need for a transcontinental railroad required addressing this issue in new western territories. In response, Congress passed the ______________, which would allow the settlers in each territory to vote on whether to allow slavery. This was intended to remove the decision-making from Congress, but it ultimately opened the door to violence as both pro- and anti-slavery forces rushed to influence the elections.

• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
• Homestead Act (1862)
• 14th Amendment (1868)