What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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a pre civil war act that gave thwe citizens of kansas and nebraska the right to decide whether or not they wanted slavery in their state

2006-11-28 06:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by Joey L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

This was a pre-civil war law that originated popular sovereignty. This allowed the states to decide whether to enter the state as free or slave.

2006-11-28 06:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by pv845 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋