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How did the Kansas-Nebraska act deal with the spread of slavery?

that kaNSAS WAS ADMITTED AS A FREE STATE


Was kansas a free state?

Yes, it was infact a free state.


Was kansas a slave state or free state?

it was a free state >3


When did Kansas become a free state?

kansas became the thirty-fourth state in 1861.


What was the decision about slavery for Kansas and Nebraska?

Nebraska will become a free state and kansas a slave state.


Where did bleeding Kansas occur?

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.


Free- state capital of kansas?

Lecompton


Why was kansas called the bleeding state?

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.


When was slavery abolished in Kansas if it had slavery?

Kansas was a "free" state, therefore it never had slavery. It entered the Union as a "free" state on January 29, 1861.


Did kansas enter the union as a free state slave or undeclared state?

Under the terms of the Act, two territories were to be formed, Kansas and Nebraska. One would presumably become a slave state and the other a free state. Popular sovereignty would prevail and it was assumed that slave-owning Southerners would occupy Kansas and make it a slave state, while free state advocates would settle Nebraska. Things worked out as anticipated in Nebraska, but not in Kansas. Kansas was a Free State.


Bloody Kansas was the result to what?

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.


How did the kansas-nebraska act cause bleeding kansas?

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.