Kansas-Nebraska Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act

                      The Kansas-Nebraska Act took place in 1854, shortly after the Compromise of 1850. Both Kansas and Nebraska voted on whether slavery would be allowed in their state or not.This was a very important decision because it could break the balance between fee and slave states. The Missouri Compromise was repealed due to The Kansas-Nebraska Act breaking the balance of the states.This caused a lot of tension between the Northern states and the Southern states. Slavery was the main issue that the North and the South had. Different states had different ideas of slavery and this cause lots of disagreements. 

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