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Kansas-Nebraska Act Three historical maps of the United States show how the extension of slavery into new territories changed with major compromises: the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Each map uses color coding to indicate areas where slavery was prohibited, permitted, or left to territorial decision, highlighting shifting boundaries and key states or territories affected by each law.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act

United States [1854]
Also known as: An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, Nebraska Bill(Show More)
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Kansas-Nebraska Act, in the antebellum period of U.S. history, critical national policy change concerning the expansion of slavery into the territories, affirming the concept of popular sovereignty over congressional edict. In 1820 the Missouri Compromise had excluded slavery from that part of the Louisiana Purchase (except Missouri) north of the 36°30′ parallel. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, provided for the territorial organization of Kansas and Nebraska under the principle of...

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