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What are the terms Grant offered Lee as Appomattox Courthouse?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if


How did Kansas and Nebraska increased tension between north or south and led to southern secession?

Answer: Because Kansas and Nebraska (which were both territories not states at the time) had to vote on whether they would allow slavery in their territory or not. So, supporters of slavery and those against slavery rushed to these places so they could participate in the vote. Some violence also broke out, which led the term "Bleeding Kansas".


The act that ended the Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery was the?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, proposed by Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, in effect repealed the Missouri Compromise because it allowed the settlers in these two areas to decide whether or not to allow slavery. Since these territories were located north Missouri, they gave southern slaveholders an opportunity that had been closed to them since 1820.


What early battle was initially a stalemate ultimately a Southern victory thanks to Stonewall Jackson?

First Bull Run


Why did the Southern states disagree with Hamilton's plan and how did he compromise?

Hamilton compromised with southern states by stating that he would ensure that the United States would absorb all of the debt for the war. In exchange Hamilton asked the southern states to relinquish the hold of wanting the nation's capital in one of the southern territories.

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How were southern votes secured for the Kansas -Nebraska act?

by proposing these territories be allowed popular soverignty


What are the terms Grant offered Lee as Appomattox Courthouse?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if


Does Nebraska harvest cotten?

not that i am aware of there is no cotton harvested in Nebraska i think it is more southern and i live in Nebraska


What were the parts of the Kansas Nebraska act?

In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas wanted an intercontinental railroad connecting Chicago to the western territories. The railroad would be north of the 36º30' line designated as the territories to be free of slavery according to the Missouri Compromise of 1850 and thus make Nebraska a free state. The Southern states objected to this for they felt that states rights should hold true and it should be up to the population of Nebraska to decide. Douglas relented as the Kansas-Nebraska Act came into being. It stated the peoples of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah territories would decided to become a free state or a slavery state, thus nullifying the Missouri Compromise.


Is Nebraska a southern state?

No, Nebraska is not south of Texas. Nebraska is north of Texas.


What is the capital of the US state that shares its southern border with Nebraska?

Kansas is the US state on the southern border of Nebraska. The capital city of Kansas is Topeka.


Is Nebraska in the southern hemisphere?

No, Nebraska is located in the northern hemisphere. It is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.


Is Omaha southern part of the country?

No, Omaha, Nebraska is in the Midwest.


Where did Lincoln stand on slavery?

Abraham Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories in the United States. While he initially did not seek to abolish slavery in the existing Southern states, his views evolved over time, and he eventually issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring that all slaves in Confederate territories were to be freed.


When was Jeri Southern born?

Jeri Southern was born on August 5, 1926, in Royal, Nebraska, USA.


Is Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas and South Dakota in Southern America?

Texas and Oklahoma are in the southern U.S. Kansas would be considered more central. Nebraska and South Dakota are in the Northern U.S.


What were the major parts of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act served to negate the principles laid down in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It allowed the residents of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to be free or slave states.