The Kansas Nebraska Act (1 janv. 1854 – 30 mai 1854)
Description:
Cause:1. Stephen Douglas wanted to ensure a northern transcontinental railroad route
2. organize territory Nebraska in order to bring area under civil control
Effect:
1. repealed Missouri Compromise
2. created two new territories
3. allowed popular sovereignty
4. produced violent uprising known as Bleeding Kansas
- pro-slavery and antislavery activists flooded into territories to sway the vote.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1854
30 mai 1854
~ 4 months and 29 days