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They reacted negatively. The freesoilers gave the start to a tremendous wave of indignation.
For instant, a group of Democrats, led by Ohio's Senator Salmon P. Chase, brought out an "Appeal of Independent Democrats" that had an immense echo.
In it the Kansas-Nebraska Act was defined ".....a crude violation of a sacred commitment, a criminal betrayal of invaluable rights..."
Resolutions were voted by the Legislative Assemblies and the same Stephen Douglas, who proposed the Act, acknowledged that he could travel from Boston to Chicago in the light of bonfires where they were burning his portrait.
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Why did northerners dislike the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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Why did the election of Herschel Johnson and Alexander Stephens upset the northerners?
they were against the Act
What problem did some northerners have with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It violated the Missouri Compromise.
Why did the northerners oppose the kansas-nebraska act?
Because it could have allowed some new slave-states in the West.
How did northerners react to the proclamation?
Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
Why did northerners dislike the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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Why did northerners dislike the Kansas Nebraska act?
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Which statement best describes the reaction of Northerners to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
They strongly disapproved of the act.
What did the northerners think of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Few northerners took much notice of Vicksburg. Gettysburg overshadowed it.
Why did fugitive slave act anger northerners?
It angered Northerners, because they were forced to return slaves that had escaped back to their owners in the South.
Laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
Why did the election of Herschel Johnson and Alexander Stephens upset the northerners?
they were against the Act
What problem did some northerners have with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It violated the Missouri Compromise.
What was the name given to Northerners who went to the south to carry out the Reconstruction Act?
Carpetbagger
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
What two parts of the Compromise of 1850 appealed most to Northerners?
Northerners were most pleased that California was admitted as a free state. The south was pleased that the fugitive slave act REQUIRED assistance in capturing runaway slaves or face imprisonment.
What unintended effect did the fugitive slave act have on northerners?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 intensified opposition to slavery in the North by requiring northerners to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves. This led to heightened tensions between pro- and anti-slavery factions, as many people in the North resented being forced to participate in the enforcement of slavery. The act also sparked a wave of resistance and defiance, with some northerners aiding fugitive slaves in their escape.
