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Did the Nebraska Kansas act make things better?
No, it led to violence.
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Did the Nebraska Kansas act make things better?
No, it led to violence.
What did the Nebraska Kansas act do?
Nebraska was turned into Kansas and Nebraska.
Were Kansas and Nebraska a free or slave state?
Settlers had the right to popular sovereignty.
Who started the kansas nebraska act?
Stephen Douglas
What was the impact of the Kansas Nebraska act?
It ignored the Missouri compromise and the republican party was established, border ruffians battled antislavery forces in what became known as 'Bleed...
What was 'Bleeding Kansas'?
The south crossed the border into Kansas and terrorized and murdered antislavery settlers. Antislavery sympathizers from Kansas carried out reprisal a...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Did the Nebraska Kansas act make things better? | No, it led to violence. |
What did the Nebraska Kansas act do? | Nebraska was turned into Kansas and Nebraska. |
Were Kansas and Nebraska a free or slave state? | Settlers had the right to popular sovereignty. |
Who started the kansas nebraska act? | Stephen Douglas |
What was the impact of the Kansas Nebraska act? | It ignored the Missouri compromise and the republican party was established, border ruffians battled antislavery forces in what became known as 'Bleeding Kansas'. |
What was 'Bleeding Kansas'? | The south crossed the border into Kansas and terrorized and murdered antislavery settlers. Antislavery sympathizers from Kansas carried out reprisal attacks, the most notorious of which was John Brown's 1856 attack on the settlement at Pottawatomie Creek. The war continued for four years before the antislavery forces won. The violence it generated helped precipitate the Civil War. |
Land Rush | Nebraska was too far north for plantations--people of Nebraska wanted territory without slavery. Kansas was further south and plantations could be built there. As soon as the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, thousands of people rushed to claim land in Kansas. This would tip the vote on slavery. |
Where was it Organized? | Area West of Missouri and Iowa. |
What happened to railroads? | Stephen Douglas proposed that railroads be built to link the east and far west. |
What is the Kansas Nebraska act? | The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing white male settlers in those territories to determine through popular sovereignty whether they would allow slavery. |
What was the result of the Kansas Nebraska act | Creating Kansas and Nebraska and opened land for settlers to come. |
Was Stephen Douglas for or against slavery? | He supported it. |
What year did the Kansas Nebraska act happen? | 1854 |
What was the purpose? | To open up farms and make railroads. |
What north slave or anti slave | Yes |
Was south for slaves | Yes |
Who was John Brown? | A notable antislavery sympathizer who led an attack on Pottawatomie Creek. |
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do? | It regulated slavery in the western territories. |
What is popular sovereignty? | The principle that the settlers of a territory have the right to decide whether slavery would be allowed. |
What was the Republican Party's stance on slavery? | The Republican Party was established in opposition to the expansion of slavery. |