a violent clash between pro-slavery and antislavery forces
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
In both Kansas and Nebraska, they were admitted states with popular sovereignty, which means the state chooses if it is a slave state or a free state.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
popular sovereignty was an unworkable solution for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
The Kansas-Nebraska of 1854 allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebrask to vote on whether to allow slavery, which is what "popular sovereignty" or "squatter sovereignty" meant.
The concept of popular sovereignty was on its surface the most democratic method to decide whether a state would be a free state or a slave state. The unforeseen consequences of this was the armed conflict in Kansas between pro and anti-slavery people. This should have been avoided however, by having a strong presence in Kansas by the US military.
Popular sovereignty was used before the Civil War to determine if the state wanted slavery or not. Nebraska and Kansas voted on these issues.
Popular Sovereignty
popular sovereignty
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty."
Balls. That is all.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.
Popular Sovereignty