LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Question
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act say?
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The people in each state would decide whether to allow slavery or not.
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There would always be an equal number of free and slave states.
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All new states would be free states.
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Slave states must be south of the 36.5 degree line of latitude.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It became law on May 30, 1854. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas, ” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -the return of slaves who had escaped from the South The Kansas-‐Nebraska Act was passed to allow for settlement in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. The act allowed for settlers to vote on whether or not the territory would have slavery.
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