answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Because it could have allowed both those states to practise slavery, in contravention of the Missouri Compromise. (By 1854, it was getting much more difficult to create new slave-states at all.)

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did many Northern members of Congress oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Why did many members of Congress oppose President Lincoln and plan for Reconstruction?

the president had overstepped his powers


How did the southern members of Congress react to the Brown ruling?

They vowed to oppose the Brown ruling through all "lawful means."


Why did members of congress oppose to the new frontier?

Republicans and conservative Southern Democrats believed that the new frontier was too costly. They also opposed an increase of federal power.


Why did Melancton Smith oppose the plan for congress?

Melancton Smith was an anti-federalist who opposed sweeping powers of congress.


Why did the northern delegate oppose jefferson's passage on slavery?

cuz they did


Why did northern oppose to slavery?

The norther opposed to slavery because


Why did many members of the first continental congress oppose declaring independence?

Some members believed that the colonies could still make peace with the British. When the congress finally agreed to sign it there was a consensus that they where too far in to back out now. The king had also shown no sign of letting up.


Did Andrew Jackson oppose the Congress because he believed it gave to much power to the wealthy?

No


What does the US Congress think about same-sex marriage?

As of 2013, the majority of Democrats in Congress support marriage equality. The majority of Republicans oppose it.


Why did us congress oppose the signing of the treaty of Versailles's?

it did not want the U.S. to be involved in international politics.


What did southerners oppose that northern manufacturers demanded as protection against foreign goods?

Tarriff


Why did northerners oppose missouti's entrance as a slave state?

It would throw off the balance between the northern and southern states in Congress, and the South would be able to pass slavery-friendly legislation at will, if Missouri were admitted without a balancing "free state."