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How did the kansas nebraska act affect the civil war?
I. Passage of the Kansas- Nebraska Act a. This act allowed the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether they wanted slavery or not with popular sovereignty b. This created a struggle between the pro slavery and abolitionists c. Fought over whether the state should be free or not
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.
What was a northern objection to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed states to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, which was controversial because of the slavery issue. Many people didn't want to allow it anywhere, and others wanted to promote and enforce it everywhere.
How did popular sovereignty lead to violence in Kansas?
Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois wanted to encourage people to live in the west territories that were created by the Kansas-Nebraska act. In these territories popular sovereignty was used to determine the issue of slavery. Settlers that came to the new territories would be allowed to vote if slavery would be allowed. Both territories were North of latitude 36.30, and according to the Missouri compromise, slavery was banned in the territories north of this line. the Kansas-Nebraska act would cancel the Missouri compromise. This caused some of the Northerners to feel betrayed by Douglas.
What were the main points of the kansas-nebraska act?
It created the Nebraska and Kansas territories. Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Allowed settlers to determine if they wanted slavery or not. Also was initial started to create the opportunity to for Mideastern Transcontinental Railroad, and aroused the debate of slavery again among the Northern and Southern states.
