Yes, it was a new attempt to accommodate the conflicting interests of North and South, following the failure of the Compromise of 1850.
The Missouri Compromise was effectively ended by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, however since there was still turmoil as to the "Bleeding Kansas" dispute, it was thought that the Kansas-Nebraska Act would be shortly overturned. The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court further strengthened the elimination of the Missouri Compromise and the institution of slavery north of the Mason-Dixon Line by ruling that slaves were not able to take cases to court.
the kansas nebraska act, of the compromise of 1850
the Kansas-nebraska act
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted revision of the Missouri Compromise.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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