The Kansas Nebraska Act Flashcards
when was the Kansas Nebraska act
1854
what was Nebraska part of
1803 lousiana purchase but its had to be organised into a territory to be settled
who introduced the bill to congress
Stephen Douglas - he was committed to popular sovereignty
what were northerns keen to see
Nebraska to develop new states could enter the union as free states if north of 36 30
what was the problem with the bill
it was repealed and proposed dividing the territory into half Kansas and half Nebraska
and Nebraska was too cold for slave agriculture but would be suitable in Kansas
what did the northerners see this new bill as
wanting the expansion of slavery
what did abolitionists see this new bill as
rallied against it
when did it become a law
in may 1854
how many southern politicians vote for it
90%
how many northern politicians vote against it
64%
how were the democrats split
43 against 44 for
weakened Douglas political ambition
what did the Kansas Nebraska act lead to
rivalry between north and south
