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They opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they were against the expansion of slavery into new states.
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Hopeful that the people of Kansas and Nebraska might vote for slavery in those states.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act!
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Slavery, and the manifest destiny which was a belief that the US must expand led to Kansas-Nebraska Act of succession. Also the views of Stephen A. Douglas played a part.
What started it was the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854 which led to poular soveirgnty and popular soveirgty led to The Bloodshed.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act also led to "Bleeding Kansas," a mini civil war that erupted in Kansas in 1856. Northerners and Southerners flooded Kansas in 1854 and 1855, determined to convert the future state to their view on slavery.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed for popular sovereignty in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, meaning that the residents would vote on whether to allow slavery. This led to violent conflicts in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas" as pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces clashed. Ultimately, the act did not settle the issue of slavery and instead fueled tensions that eventually led to the Civil War.
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Kansas and Nebraska were created after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The reason for this Act was to open new farmland and create a Transcontinental Railroad.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was primarily written for the state of Kansas. This act allowed for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery based on popular sovereignty. It ultimately led to violence and conflict in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas."