Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas is the man behind the act.
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He passed the act on May 30, 1854 to officially create the Kansas-Nebraska territories.
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He also passed this law to deny the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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His intentions were to create thousands of farms and build the transcontinental railroad through the territories.
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But creating the territories led to problems. For example, they had to allow the settlers in the area to vote if they wanted slavery or not.
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Voting led to more problems such as, if they voted to be a free state, the rich slave owners would come and buy up the land.
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This led to crowds of potential voters surging in and the result was a bloody skirmish.
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But from this controversy arose a new Republican Party. This party quickly took over dominant positions and was well recognized.
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You might recognize one of their members, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was elected president in 1860.
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