Kansas-Nebraska Act
In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. This act stated that the Kansas and Nebraskan territories could vote on whether slavery should be allowed or not. This nullified the Missouri Compromise because the Missouri Compromise stated that all states above the 36/30 line were not allowed to have slavery while all below were. This enraged the citizens of the south because the balance of the free and enslaved would be disrupted. The South was afraid that the Kansas and Nebraskan territories would vote to have no slavery.
This image depicts the Kansas and Nebraskan territories, as well as the way states are presently divided and the Missouri Compromise Line.
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This image depicts the Kansas and Nebraskan territories, as well as the way states are presently divided and the Missouri Compromise Line.
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en.wikipedia.org
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