Kansas–Nebraska Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 30, 1854
gptkbp:effect led to Bleeding Kansas
increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
contributed to the formation of the Republican Party
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:33rd_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:hasPart provisions for popular sovereignty
provisions for railroad development
provisions for territorial government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas–Nebraska Act
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:purpose allowed popular sovereignty on slavery
created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
repealed the Missouri Compromise
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
historical analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Nebraska_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4