In the mid-1800s, the kansas and nebraska territories were located a)above the missouri compromise line. b)on land that had been part of the republic of texas. c)on land that was part of the mexican cession.

The correct answer is A) above the Missouri Compromise line.

In the mid-1800s, the Kansas and Nebraska territories were located above the Missouri Compromise line.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a way to keep certain stability of power between the states in the South that favored enslavement and the states in the North that supported the abolishment of slavery. The Congress approved the integration of Main as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. With this action, the U.S. Senate kept a balance of power between pro-slavery states and anti-slavery states. That is why in the mid-1800s, the Kansas and Nebraska territories were located above the Missouri Compromise line.

The Kansas and Nebraska Territories were located above the Missouri Compromise Line.

 Shay's rebellion was important to highlight the problems with the Articles of Confederation because it showed the people and government how terrible the Articles couldn't handle a crisis. 

 Many of the poorer people had to take large loans to keep their farms functioning while they were off fighting in the revolution. When the war ended, they had no money to pay the creditors back, who began pressing for the money. 

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