The Abolitionists objected, because it could have allowed the creation of new slave-states.
In 1854 , Senator Stephen A. Douglas prosposed a bill that would divide the Nebraska territory into two terriotories - Nebraska and Kansas .
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
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Stephen Douglas wanted the Kansas-Nebraska Act to pass in 1854 because resolving the debate about slavery would help railroads expand faster.
The US got Nebraska during the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854.
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
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty."
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30th 1854, created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries.
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.
No it was created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
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