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It was not meant to 'help slavery'. It was meant to provide a peaceful solution to the slave-controversy on the admission of each new state to the Union, by letting the locals vote on it.
In fact, it had the opposite effect. When Kansas became the first state to vote, all the bully-boys from both sides rushed to Kansas in order to intimidate the voters, and it became 'Bleeding Kansas'.
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How did the Democratic Party feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
they did not allow slavery
What was the controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It said were slavery was allowed in territories.
What was the reaction to president pierce's enforcement of the fugitive slave act?
it hardened the opposition to slavery
Who was allowed to decide if slavery was allowed during the kansas-nebraska act of 1854?
The Act was meant to allow the people of each state to decide.
What was the Republican Party's stance on the Kansas-Nebraska act?
They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they were against the expansion of slavery into new states.
Why did the passages of the act lead to Bleeding Kansas and so much discord in American politics?
Passage of the act let to Bleeding Kansas because it caused violence over the issue of slavery. The state was supposed to vote about slavery, and people tried to force neighbors to be pro or anti slavery.
What law concerning slavery was passed in Pennsylvania in 1780?
'An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery', passed on March 01, 1780.
What Do you call an act against slavery?
The Act was known as: The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. This was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire. There were certain exceptions that were eliminated in 1843.
How do you use act in a sentence about slavery?
They should call a certain amount of time in history the slavery act!
Did the British outlaw slavery in 1808?
No, slavery was abolished in England in 1833. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was an act of the UK Parliament abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire.
What was abolition about?
In Slavery,the act of trying to abolish, or destroy, slavery.-Snickers
Was the fugitive slave act anti or pro slavery?
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
What group did the Kansas and Nebraska act open?
Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery
What is the California indenture act?
The California Indenture Act of 1850 set forth regulations for slavery. The Act set forth regulations that made slavery legal in certain situations.
What year was slavery abolished in great Britain?
1833, Slavery Abolition Act
What was the slavery law called in 1850?
The slavery law passed in 1850 was called the Fugitive Slave Act. It required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states.
Who was in charge of the Act Against Slavery?
the congress
