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The purpose of the Kansas - Nebraska Act was to decide on whether or not the state should be free or slave by popular sovereignty with the average person voting on the decision when the territory applied for statehood. Which destroyed the Compromise of 1825 created by Henry Clay and brought the United States another step closer to Civil War.
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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Which of the acts repealed part of The Missouri Compromise?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
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
Who organized the Nebraska territory?
Kansas Nebraska Act
What is the reation to the Kansas - Nebraska act in the north?
The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries. The initial purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to create opportunities for a Mideastern Transcontinental Railroad. It was not problematic until popular sovereignity was written into the proposal. The act was designed by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.
What year was the kansas-nebraska act passed by congress?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed on May 30, 1854.1"854
