Kansas– Nebraska Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pottawatomie_massacre
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:caused_by Violence in Kansas Territory
gptkbp:contributed_to Sectionalism in the U. S.
gptkbp:controversy Slavery expansion debate
gptkbp:effective_date May 30, 1854
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:encouraged gptkb:Anti-Nebraska_movement
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:governing_body Establishment of territorial governments
gptkbp:historical_context Pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas– Nebraska Act
gptkbp:impact Political realignment in the U. S.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Free_Soil_movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:is_aimed_at Facilitating westward expansion
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in Political science studies
gptkbp:is_cited_in Legal arguments regarding statehood
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Slavery issues
Ignoring previous compromises
gptkbp:is_discussed_in Historical literature
gptkbp:is_influential_in Civil Rights movements
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Northern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
Expansionist policies of the 1850s
gptkbp:is_referenced_in American history textbooks
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Rise_of_the_Republican_Party
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
Formation of the Know Nothing Party
Establishment of the Kansas Territory
Establishment of the Nebraska Territory
gptkbp:part_of American Civil War context
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:election
gptkbp:related_concept Popular sovereignty
gptkbp:repealed_by 1861
Kansas– Nebraska Act Repeal
gptkbp:resulted_in Increased tensions over slavery
Increased voter migration to Kansas
Conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
gptkbp:signed_by President Franklin Pierce
gptkbp:significance Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
gptkbp:sparked Debates in Congress