Those were the two states - Kansas and Nebraska.
Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted as free states.
In 1861, there were 19 free states in the United States. Additionally, there were several free territories, including Kansas, Nebraska, and others, which were not yet admitted as states. The distinction between free and slave states was a key factor leading up to the Civil War, as tensions over slavery intensified during this period.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
kansas territory and nebraska territory
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was created in 1854. It created territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new land for settlement and allowed white male settlers in those territories to determine whether slavery would be allowed.
Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted as free states.
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.
During Andrew Johnson's Presidency, the 37th state, Nebraska, was admitted to the union, on March 1, 1867.
Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.
The Kansas - Nebraska Act of 1854 enabled voters in the US Territories of Kansas and Nebraska vote as to whether be free or slave States once they entered the Union.
Hopeful that the people of Kansas and Nebraska might vote for slavery in those states.
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
Declared Nebraska and Kansas to be free states
Kansas is a US state that only borders other US states : Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
Kansas and Nebraska
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Kansas and Nebraska