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The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) significantly intensified sectional tensions primarily because it:

A Mandated the immediate abolition of slavery in all new territories.
B Introduced the principle of popular sovereignty to determine slavery's status in new territories.
C Designated Kansas and Nebraska as free states, angering Southern politicians.
D Reaffirmed the Missouri Compromise line for future territorial expansion.

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

By allowing residents of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty, the Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, leading to violent conflict in Kansas and further polarizing the nation over slavery.

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