Question

In the space provided, explain the Kansas-Nebraska act and compare the effects of this act to the Missouri Compromise.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise, which had kept the Union from falling apart for the last thirty-four years. ... The Missouri Compromise had prevented this from happening since 1820.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise, which had kept the Union from falling apart for the last thirty-four years. The Missouri Compromise had prevented this from happening since 1820.

Those from the North generally opposed slavery in Kansas. Election fraud, intimidation, and some violence resulted, when the two sides began to contest the territory. The turmoil in Kansas contributed to the growingtension between the North and the South, which eventually led to the outbreak of the Civil War.