Question

Who wrote the legislation in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

a. Jefferson Davis
b. John
c. Calhoun
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Stephen Douglas

Answer 1

c.Abraham Lincoln

Step-by-step explanation:

During the 1858 Senate race in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln gained national attention and gained the support of northern Republicans with his "House Divided" speech. Along with the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address, this became one of the best-known speeches of his career.

Answer 2

It was "d. Stephen Douglas" who wrote the legislation in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, since this act was intended to avert a Civil War between the slave interests in the South and the abolitionists in the North.