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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 Kansas Nebraska act allowed who to decide if slavery was allowed?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854, allowed the settlers of the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery through the principle of popular sovereignty. This meant that the residents could vote on the issue, effectively undermining the Missouri Compromise, which had previously restricted slavery in those territories. The act led to significant conflict and violence in the region, known as "Bleeding Kansas," as pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions clashed over the decision.


What was the reaction to president pierce's enforcement of the fugitive slave act?

it hardened the opposition to slavery


How did British policy toward slavery change in 1832?

In 1832, British policy toward slavery saw a significant shift with the passage of the Reform Act, which expanded the electorate and increased political engagement in social issues, including slavery. While the act itself did not abolish slavery, it laid the groundwork for growing abolitionist sentiment. This culminated in the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, which ultimately led to the emancipation of enslaved people in most of the British Empire. The changes reflect a broader societal transformation towards human rights and social justice in Britain.

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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.


Why did the fugitive slave act anger Northerners who were anti-slavery?

The Fugitive Slave Act required Northerners to help return runaway slaves to their owners, even if they were in free states. This angered anti-slavery Northerners because they felt it violated their principles and forced them to participate in a practice they morally opposed. Additionally, it heightened tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the country.


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


Who was in charge of the Act Against Slavery?

the congress