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How many slaves states were there in 1854? free? ✔✔s- 15
f- 17
why did the missouri compromise need to be repealed for this new law? ✔✔bc congress should not have the ability to prohibit slavery in the territories
which group of americans preferred the missouri compromise and why? ✔✔people in the north preferred the missorui compromise bc they considered it a binding agreement
Popular Sovereignty ✔✔A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
why did northern abolitionists looked at a map of America in 1854, what might have concerned them? ✔✔most of america was open to slavery
why did southern abolitionists looked at a map of america in 1854, what might have concerned them? ✔✔slave states were coming to an end and they were losing power
why did northerners and southerners go to kansas after this act was passed ✔✔to affect the vote on slavery
senator stephen douglas said said the main idea behind the kansas-nebraska act was popular sovereignty, "the great principle of self-government." whose voices were absent in the decision over whether or not to permit slavery in the territories and why were they ignored? ✔✔slaves and women bc they were overlooked and they were seen as less educated and untrusted than white men
stephen douglas predicted that the kansas-nebraska act would "impart peace to the country and stability to the union." was he correct? ✔✔no, bc it created a lot of violence and debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of kansas. it also contributed to the civil war
abraham lincoln said, "I particularly object to ... this nebraska law bc it assumes that there CAN be MORAL RIGHT in the enslaving of one man by another." Do you agree with him that even if people vote in favor of an issue, it can be deemed immoral and illegal by the government? can you think of another issue? ✔✔I don't agree bc it violates the freedom of speech. although i personally believe believe that the gov should have a say on whether they think an issue is illegal or not. a similar issue would be the indian removal act bc the indians really did not have a say and there was a lot of debate over this
Do you think this was a good compromise? What future issues might arise? ✔✔I think it was good at the time bc it wasn't a good long term plan. people of different territories might have wanted a bigger voice in the decision of whether the state is a free or slave state
