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Often times the best intentions have unexpected negative results. The Stephen Douglas idea of popular sovereignty seemed like a fair and democratic way for the people in the territories to vote on whether a potential state would be a slave state or one where slavery was not allowed. As it turned out, the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, seemed like a logical solution to the slavery question. However, no one realized that in Kansas, feelings about slavery, one way or another, ran high and intense. The result was murders and vigilante groups killing each other. This was "Bleeding Kansas".
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∙ 13y agoViolence and intimidation of the Kansas voters, with the two sides driven further apart, and civil war brought a step closer.
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Is Nebraska or Kansas a better state in the Kansas and Nebraska act?
Nebraska had less problems than Kansas so Nebraska is a better state
The allowed Southerners to take their slaves with them into Kansas and Nebraska.?
Kansas-Nebraska act
Who was involved in the Kansas Nebraska act?
Slaves
What territories were mentioned in the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Kansas and Nebraska
What is true about the kansas Nebraska act?
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.
Who Proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
Which of the acts repealed part of The Missouri Compromise?
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.
What is a good sentence for Kansas Nebraska act?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty."
Who was the author of the nebraska-kansas act?
Stephen Douglas
What was sumners argument in his speech?
He spoke out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who organized the Nebraska territory?
Kansas Nebraska Act
What year was the kansas-nebraska act passed by congress?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed on May 30, 1854.1"854
