Why did Houston vote against the Kansas–Nebraska Act?
He believed it would ease tensions over slavery
He was absent from vote
He believed it would increase tensions over slavery
He supported it
Answer
Houston voted against the Kansas–Nebraska Act because he believed it would increase tensions over slavery. The act allowed new territories to decide whether to allow slavery or not, and Houston feared that this would lead to violence and bloodshed. He was also concerned that the act would weaken the Union and make it more difficult to maintain the peace.
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