Name ____________________________ Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854. The Act repealed the Missouri Compromise (which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´) and allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.The Act angered many in the North who considered the Missouri Compromise to be abinding agreement. In the pro-slavery South, however, it was strongly supported. After the Act passed, both pro and anti-slavery supporters rushed to Kansas to affect the outcome of the vote on slavery. Violence erupted, earning Kansas the nickname “bleeding Kansas.” Free State or Territory Slave State or Territory Territory Open to Slavery by Popular Sovereignty under the Compromise of 1850 Open to Slavery by Popular Sovereignty under the KansasNebraska Act Directions: Use your textbook to color and label the map, then answer theanalysis questions. 1. How many slave states were there in 1854? _________ Free states? _________ 1. How many slave states were there in 1854? 15 Free states? 17. 2. Why did the Missouri Compromise need to be repealed for this new law? Because congress should not have the ability to prohibit slavery in the territories. 3. Which group of Americans preferred the Missouri Compromise and why? The pro-slavery group and because people in the north preferred the missouri compromise because they considered it a binding agreement. 4. What is Popular Sovereignty? Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people and that a belief that ultimate power resides in the people. 5. Why did Northerners and Southerners go to Kansas after this Act was passed? Many Northerners and Southerners went to Kansas in 1854 and 1855, determined to convert the future state to their view on slavery and to ensure that their respective side would win. 6. When Northern abolitionists looked at a map of America in 1854, what might have concerned them? Most of america was open to slavery. 7. When Southern slaveholders looked at the map, what would have caused them concern? When Southern slaveholders looked at the map there concerned looking at a map as slave states are slowly coming to an end and they would soon have to give up their slave labor. 8. Senator Stephen Douglas 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. 9. Stephen Douglas predicted that the Kansas–Nebraska Act would “impart peace to the country & stability to the Union.” Was he correct? Explain why or why not. No, because 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 10. Abraham Lincoln said, “I particularly object to … this Nebraska law because 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 where this might be the case? Explain.