Question

multiple choice 10 points
according to the reading, what was an underlying motivation for stephen a. douglass proposal of the \kansas - nebraska act?\
he wanted to stop the spread of slavery altogether.
he wanted to expand slavery as much as possible.
he wanted to build a transcontinental railroad that would go through chicago.
he had ambitions on becoming the president of the united states.

multiple choice 10 points
when the whig party split after the kansas - nebraska act in 1854, the northern whigs reorganized themselves into what new political party?
the populist party
the constitutional union party
the republican party
the democratic party

Explanation:

For the first question, Stephen A. Douglas wanted to build a trans - continental railroad that would go through Chicago, which was a motivation for the Kansas - Nebraska Act. He was not primarily focused on stopping or expanding slavery or his presidential ambitions in relation to this act. For the second question, after the Kansas - Nebraska Act in 1854, the Northern Whigs reorganized into the Republican Party. The Populist Party emerged later, the Constitutional Union Party was a different entity, and the Democratic Party was not formed from the Northern Whigs.

Answer:

1. He wanted to build a Transcontinental Railroad that would go through Chicago.
2. The Republican Party