One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was
A) not securing the transcontinental railroad for the North.
B) overestimating the protest to the bill.
C) allowing slavery to spread into new territory.
D) underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery.
E) believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

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Stephen Douglas underestimated the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery, which led to significant backlash and increased tensions between the North and South.

One of Stephen Douglas's Mistakes in Proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act