Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1864

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:analyzes historians
sociological studies
political science studies
law reviews
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:causedBy conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkbp:context expansion_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:contributedTo Civil War causes
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Congress
gptkbp:createdBy territorial_governments_in_Kansas_and_Nebraska
gptkbp:discusses historical literature
political debates
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act_of_1854
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1864
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Kansas_Territory
gptkb:Nebraska_Territory
gptkbp:influenced Civil Rights movement
public opinion on slavery
election of 1860
territorial expansion policies
political_landscape_of_the_United_States
statehood_of_Kansas
gptkbp:influencedBy Compromise of 1850
gptkbp:inspiration anti-slavery movements
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:ledTo increased sectional conflict
formation of new political parties
conflict over land ownership
increased federal involvement in territories
Republican_opposition_to_slavery_expansion
emergence_of_the_Republican_Party
increased_immigration_to_Kansas
increased_violence_in_Kansas
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:partOf pre-Civil War legislation
American_history
gptkbp:promotes popular sovereignty
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Republican_Party_formation
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of anti-slavery societies
rise of sectionalism
displacement_of_Native_Americans
increased_migration_to_Kansas
political_fragmentation_in_the_U.S.
political_realignment_in_the_North
political_violence_in_the_West
gptkbp:shape national policy on slavery
gptkbp:significance increased tensions over slavery
gptkbp:sparked national debate on slavery
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1864