The Kansas- Nebraska Act was made by Stephen Douglas which moved the transcontinental railroad to the north and the territories of Kansas and Nebraska were awarded popular sovereignty. This act had to repeal the Missouri Compromise to work since the line was previously 36'30.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIXmvr4kTEM Kansas Nebraska Act Video
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm Summary
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/ks-ne-act.html Kansas-Nebraska Document
Impact of Kansas Nebraska Act:
1. Undercut Compromise of 1850 by re-opening the issue of slavery
2. Split the nation even further
3. Repealed Missouri Compromise
4. Fugitive Slave Law was ignored by Northerners.
5. Democrates were split over slavery issue resulting in the formation of the Republican Party.
6. Transcontinental railrod moved more north.
Key Figures:
1. Stephen Douglas- Illinois senator, proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
1. Undercut Compromise of 1850 by re-opening the issue of slavery
2. Split the nation even further
3. Repealed Missouri Compromise
4. Fugitive Slave Law was ignored by Northerners.
5. Democrates were split over slavery issue resulting in the formation of the Republican Party.
6. Transcontinental railrod moved more north.
Key Figures:
1. Stephen Douglas- Illinois senator, proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.