The act was designed by Democratic Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.
the Nebraska territory would open up and be divided into 2 states: nebraska and Kansas. originally, nebraska would have been the free state and kansas the slave state BUT nebraska and kansas would be decided by popular sovereignty
Kansas-Nebraska act
Nebraska had less problems than Kansas so Nebraska is a better state
the nebraska territory would open up and be divided into 2 states: nebraska and kansas. originally, nebraska would have been the free state and kansas the slave state BUT nebraska and kansas would be decided by popular sovereignty
Kansas and Nebraska
Slaves
Nebraska is obviously due north of Kansas
nebraska
popular sovereignty was an unworkable solution for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
The Kansas Nebraska Act did help keep the balance involving sectionalism and the North and South, but only by helping the North. Many Southerners were actually quite agrivated at the though of Congress standing up for the North, and this was when the first whispers of Sectionalism came into play.
The state that makes up most of its northern border is Nebraska.
Nebraska.