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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe created it to turn the rest of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories-Kansas and Nebraska. This would remove the Missouri Compromise and the popular sovereignty (people that lived there) would choose whether or not to have slavery.
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∙ 10y agoMany Northerners who were against slavery did not believe the Kansas - Nebraska Act was a wise one. Under it, the citizens who lived there could vote on whether to legalize slavery or not. In Kansas, the conflict between pro & anti slavery groups resulted in violence & deaths.
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∙ 9y agoSenator Stephen A. Douglas supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act because he was the one who proposed it. Douglas had the firm belief that whether a state would be a free state or a slave state was up to the voters. The position of Douglas was called popular sovereignty.
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∙ 14y agoHe was trying to keep slavery from spreading.
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Which group of people supported the Fugitive Slave Act?
abolitionists
What act was not passed by the British that upset the colonists?
stamp act
Describe how northern abolitionists reacted to the fugitive slave act?
by helping the slaves to escape into Canada
How did abolitionists try to get around the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act was an add-on to the 1850 Missouri Compromise. Many people, not just abolitionists didn't like it at all. Even people not against slavery did not believe it was their responsibility to help enforce it whether they received rewards or not. So basically, the abolitionists found allies among Northern people not wanting to get involved.
What upset Americans colonists most stamp act?
they were being taxed with out being warned first.
Why were abolitionists so upset about the fugitive act?
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Who was upset by the kansas Nebraska act?
The Abolitionists, because it could allow the creation of new slave states.
Who was upset by the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Abolitionists - because it could mean the creation of new slave-states, if the local populations voted for it.
Which group of people supported the Fugitive Slave Act?
abolitionists
Why is Juliet upset at the end of act one and why is romeo upset at the beginning of act one?
romeo is upset at the beginning of act one because the girl who he is in "love" with doesn't love him back. & Juliet is upset at the end of act one because she didn't know romeo was who he was at the party.
Why were many Southerns upset with Northern Abolitionists?
Because they were trying to take away slavery. Southerners needed slaves their plantations.
What act was not passed by the British that upset the colonists?
stamp act
Why were abolitionists upset with the proclamation?
Because it allowed slavery to continue in the Border States - slave-states of the Upper South that had stayed loyal.
Who was upset during dred Scott case?
The Abolitionists - because the court's verdict meant that slavery could not be banned anywhere in the Union.
How did abolitionists and African Americans resist the Fugitive Slave Law?
Abolitionists and African-Americans resisted the Fugitive Slave Act by not adhering to the rules set forth by the act. When a runaway slave was discovered, instead of turning them in to the proper authorities, abolitionists and the slaves themselves would instead hide the slaves and help them make their way to safety.
Describe how northern abolitionists reacted to the fugitive slave act?
by helping the slaves to escape into Canada
How did the northern react to the fugitive slave act?
Northern Abolitionists did not react favorably to the Fugitive Slave Act. This is because it supported the cause they were against.
