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8. Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to Bleeding Kansas?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 led to Bleeding Kansas as it allowed the territory of Kansas to decide for itself whether it would be free or slave-owned, a situation known as popular sovereignty.

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