Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
1. Repealed the Missouri Compromise’s 36° latitude Free/slave states
2. Divided rest of Louisiana territory into Kansas and Nebraska territories
3. Kansas and Nebraska territories would have popular sovereignty when they applied for statehood
4. Leads to “Bleeding Kansas”
1. Repealed the Missouri Compromise’s 36° latitude Free/slave states
2. Divided rest of Louisiana territory into Kansas and Nebraska territories
3. Kansas and Nebraska territories would have popular sovereignty when they applied for statehood
4. Leads to “Bleeding Kansas”