Why did some northerners object to dividing the Nebraska Territory in two?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ADouglas had already proposed the idea of allowing popular sovereignty in the territory.%0D%0ADouglas had already proposed the idea of allowing popular sovereignty in the territory.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Wilmot Proviso had already settled the issue of slave and free states.%0D%0AThe Wilmot Proviso had already settled the issue of slave and free states.%0D%0A%0D%0ADouglas had rejected the idea of splitting the region into two territories.%0D%0ADouglas had rejected the idea of splitting the region into two territories.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise.

The correct answer is: It would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise.