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What woman ran against Kay Orr for Nebraska govenor?
I want know
Why does oz want to leave his land?
SO he can go home to kansas
At what age can a child choose which parent to live with in Nebraska?
in the state of nebraska how old does the child have to be in order to choose which parent they want to live with
Is it legal for a parent to allow his minor child to drink?
This has been done, however, this does not mean it is legal.
Can you return a used car back to the dealer in Nebraska?
Why would the dealer want it back. You bought it, and it is now your car. Remember, buyer beware.
What was the belief of Stephen A. Douglas regarding slavery in the territories?
Douglas was generally against slavery but as a populist, he believed that the people of a state or territory should decide (popular sovereignty). He was a leading proponent of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which led to further violence on both sides of the issue.
Why did Stephen want to pass the Kansas and Nebraska act?
Stephen A. Douglas wanted to pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act to facilitate the construction of a transcontinental railroad and promote westward expansion. By allowing popular sovereignty in the territories, he aimed to resolve the contentious issue of slavery's expansion while appealing to both pro- and anti-slavery factions. Douglas believed that this approach would help unify the nation and stimulate economic growth, but it ultimately led to increased sectional tensions and violence, known as "Bleeding Kansas."
What two states did Stephen Douglas want to create out of the territories west of Missouri and Iowa?
Kansas and Nebraska. The concept was that one would become a free state and the other a slave state, to maintain the senatorial balance. But the concept of popular sovereignty led to armed conficts in Kansas.
What was Stephen Douglas's proposal to end slavery debate?
Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act that opened lands for settlement. He believed that if the government allowed the white settlers in those states to decide through popular sovereignty whether they want to be slave state or free would end the debates.
Why did Lincoln want to be elected as a senate for Illinois?
Abraham Lincoln opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
Why was the kansas nebraska act so controversials?
The most controversial aspect of the Kansas-Nebraska act was the doctrine of popular sovereignty, as this caused fighting between proslavery and antislavery forces over control of the territories.
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act upset the North?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act can be better understood if some background information is provided. After gaining Texas and the territories it received as a result of the war with Mexico, commercial interests began to compete for the right to build a transcontinental railroad that would link the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. This idea was agreed to by almost everyone. The matter of dispute was where the rail link would be located. In the South, they wanted the link to begin in the south to facilitate the introduction of slavery into the new western lands.Northern politicians, however had their own plan. The famous Illinois senator from Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas introduced a bill that have the new railroad begin in Chicago and connect to California. The South, of course, objected. In order to get things moving, Douglas then redrafted his bill which proposed that the territories of Kansas and Nebraska should be incorporated into the US, and that as they advanced to statehood, the settlers in both regions should exercise what he called " popular sovereignty ". This would allow the citizens there to determine among themselves to be free states or slave states. The South want more, however, and Douglas added to repeal the 1850 Missouri Compromise. The entire idea was agreeable to the politicians of the North and the South. It did not upset the North. It did upset the abolitionists in the North who wanted no more slave states.
How did the Kansas-nebraska act reduce sectional tensions?
The Kansas Nebraska act was an attempt by Stephen Douglass to develope the Nebraska territories so that he could run the transcontinental railroad through there. He proposed to break the territory up into Kansas and Nebraska and allow the issue of slavery to be settled by popular soveringty. The first issue with this is the fact that Kansas is north of the 36"30' line set by the Thomas Proviso and ther Missuri Compromis of 1820. Since the future of slavery in Kansas would be decide by popular vote and antislavery settlers out numbered proslavery settlers, each side tried to infulence the vote. Senator David Atchison of MS lead a group of people known as the Border ruffians into Kansas to illegally vote proslavery. The North also tried a similar stratagy but with limited success (New England Emigrant Aid company). The Porslavery legislature was voted into power and they drafted up the Lecompton constatution. The antislavery settlers, out raged by the illeagal voting setup an antislavery legislature in Lawrence. Soon the Proslavery intrest marched on Lawrence killing about 200 people and dissolving that legislature. This was the basiclly the first battle of the civil war.
What states do you pass through when you travel from North Dakota to Oklahoma?
You pass through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. If you want to travel by Interstate, you would pass through North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Where did the pawnee live?
The Pawnee Indians were the original inhabitants of Nebraska and Kansas. They were forced to move to a reservation in Oklahoma in the 1800's. They used permanent earth lodge villages as their homes.
Where did Stephen Douglas want the eastern end of the transcontinental railroad Why was this a problem?
Stephen Douglas, one of the railway's chief promoters, wanted a northern route via Chicago, but that would take the rail lines through the unorganized Nebraska territory, which lay north of the 1820 Missouri Compromise line where slavery was prohibited.
Why did both proslavery and antislavery advocates want control of kansas territory?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
