6. (04.02 mc) how did abolitionists react to the kansas-nebraska act? (5 points) they praised popular sovereignty as the best way to end slavery and encouraged others to support it. they set up a society to encourage people to move there so they could vote against allowing slavery. they vilified stephen douglas as a southern sympathizer, ruining his reputation and political future. they claimed that it would lead to violence and suggested that anti-slavery settlers leave the area.