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What did Stephen Douglas propose in the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854?
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
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act declare?
That the people of each new state should vote whether it should be a slave-state or free soil. The principle was called 'Popular Sovereignty'.
What was the position of proslavery southerners on kansas in 1855?
After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 allowing the future state to choose whether to be a slave or state, many proslavery settlers came into the Kansas territory. Many of these settlers rushed over the border with Missouri, already a slave state, to influence the decision in Kansas.
Is Iowa a free or slave state?
Yes it was a slave state
How did supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act benefit the South?
Many southerners supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it allowed the citizens of these two newly formed states to choose, by popular vote, whether or not to be a slave state. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854.
What was the decision about slavery for Kansas and Nebraska?
Nebraska will become a free state and kansas a slave state.
Where did the Kansas-Nebraska Act happen at?
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.
Why was Kansas Nebraska act so pertaining?
It let settlers decide if they wanted a slave state or not, set boundaries between Kansas and Nebraska, and made both a state.
How did kansas-nebraska act determine whether a state would be a slave state or free?
It was put to a local vote.
What did Stephen Douglas propose in the Kansas Nebraska act?
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
What was it based upon to make a state be free or slave?
Popular Soverenty (Kansas and Nebraska used it)
Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act adopted?
Because of people who wanted to bring a slave state in and a free state because of a raiload.
What was settled in the Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854?
The principle of letting the people of a new state vote on whether it was to be a slave-state or a free state.
What compromises gave the states Popular Sovereignty on whether their state would be a slave state or a free state?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
How did bleeding Kansas begin?
The dispute was over whether Kansas would be admitted as a Slave State or a Free State. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed Kansas to enter as a Slave State if Nebraska entered as a Free one. The "bleeding" was from advocates on both sides trying to suppress the other by murder and terrorism.
Which act of congress allowed the new territories to determine whether to be a free or slave state?
the kansas- nebraska act
What did the Kansas Nebraska act give voters in the Kansas and Nebraska territories the right to do?
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. Kansas became a hotbed of violence and chaos as free state and slave state forces collided.
