That is an opinion question that you must answer for yourself after studying the facts.
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
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
Kansas-Nebraska Act A+ answer
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. The people who lived in these territories would be able to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there. What effect did this have on Kansas?
One way to complete the sentence would be: Corn is to Nebraska as wheat is to Kansas. The reason is that agriculturally, corn is the main crop grown in Nebraska, and wheat is the main crop grown in Kansas.
In 1854 , Senator Stephen A. Douglas prosposed a bill that would divide the Nebraska territory into two terriotories - Nebraska and Kansas .
The Missouri Compromise was effectively ended by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, however since there was still turmoil as to the "Bleeding Kansas" dispute, it was thought that the Kansas-Nebraska Act would be shortly overturned. The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court further strengthened the elimination of the Missouri Compromise and the institution of slavery north of the Mason-Dixon Line by ruling that slaves were not able to take cases to court.
Kansas is bordered by Nebraska to the north. Kansas also is bordered by Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30th 1854, created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries.
Horace Greeley strongly opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, as he believed it expanded slavery into new territories and violated the Missouri Compromise. He argued that the Act was a betrayal of democratic principles and would worsen the already tense relationship between free and slave states.
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.