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What did the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act result in? Answer below

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How one piece of legislation divided a nation - Ben Labaree, Jr.

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Did the Civil War have many causes, including sectional differences over politics, economic issues, culture, and slavery, or was the Civil War fundamentally caused by sectional differences over slavery and its westward expansion?

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The passage of the Kansas- Nebraska Act resulted in the division of land into 2 territories. It led to the creation of the republican party after slavery was reopened

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Looking at that data above, make a prediction related to the content we've discussed today *pay attention to the key

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During your research, what primary sources helped support your claim? List in this section to aid in our understanding. We will discuss tomorrow! ADD VALUE TO OUR DISCUSSIONS!

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A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Abraham Lincoln

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President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, 1861 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, 1861 | On March 4, 1861, the day Abraham Lincoln was first sworn into office as President of the United States, the Chicago Tribune printed this special pamphlet of his First Inaugural Address. | On March 4, 1861, the day Abraham Lincoln was first sworn into office as President of the United States, the Chicago Tribune printed this special pamphlet of his First Inaugural Address. In the address, the new president appealed to the “mystic chords of memory” and to “the better angels of our nature” to hold the nation together. Seeking to alleviate the “Apprehension [that] seems to exist among the Southern States,” Lincoln pledged not to interfere with slavery in the South and pleaded with the Confederate states to reconcile with the North. Twenty times he used the word “Union.” But he also sent a clear message that he would not allow the Union to be peacefully dissolved. “We cannot separate,” Lincoln declared, and “the Union . . . will constitutionally defend, and maintain itself.” Though he wished for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts between the North and the South, Lincoln made clear that the Union would not back down if provoked and would not condone secession: “There needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national authority.” Click here to view all pages of this document. Excerpt In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect and defend” it. I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 resulted in the division of land into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska. This new formation of territories allowed for popular sovereignty to take place, meaning that the citizens of the two territories could vote whether it would be free soil or accepting of slavery. However, within Kansas, the negative effects of population sovereignty were revealed as non-citizens immigrated to Kansas to vote for it to be a slave state.

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the creation of the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, repealed the Missouri Compromise, and introduced the concept of popular sovereignty which led to the escalating tensions over slavery and contributing to the rise of the Republican Party

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in the division of the 2 states, Kansas and Nebraska. Slavery was voted upon in each side to whether it should still be legal or not, with the North being mainly anti-slavery and the South being pro-slavery. Events such as the creation of the Republican Party, Pottawatomie Massacre, protests and conflicts, debates, and controversies erupted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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The act resulted in dividing land into Kansas and Nebraska and this allowed these two new "states" to be salve states. But there was thoughts from the north that if the act was passed then it would help slavery spread to other states. Also because of this act the republican party was founded because of the dislike of slavery. Abraham Lincoln would then join the republican party.

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The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska act resulted in the division of Kansas and Nebraska and made both open to slavery if voted for it. It eventually formed the republican party

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Landon Rhodes: It divided the country and Congress, caused Bleeding Kansas, which is when pro-slave, and anti-slave supporters would fight and kill do to the popular sovereignty Kansas would allow. All of this eventually led to the civil war, which caused the death of millions, and changed the country forever.

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The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in dividing the large territory into two. This worried people because they thought it would allow for more slavery. It also divided Congress over the issue of slavery and resulted in bleeding Kansas. Lincoln later joined the Republican Party.

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As a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the two places were very divided. Slavery was becoming widely spread, and the people could vote on whether slavery was allowed in the place. This act also amplified tensions that were already there in the country. The republican party was on the rise.

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Dividing the nation due to the idea that it could spread slavery across the whole country, due to popular sovereignty being put into place, which allowed states to vote if they wanted to allow slavery or not. This lead to events like bloody nebraksa where people were fighting each other over the voting on slavery.

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Tyler- The legislation divided Kansas and Nebraska and wanted to let slaves vote on if they want slavery or not.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in many of the events that were involved in the Civil War. The act led to people being divided due to the act allowing people of Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether or not they permitted slavery in their territories, eventually resulting in the creation of the Republican party.

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It created 2 new territories and created popular sovereignty. This passage also ended up leading to the Missouri Compromise

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The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in the divide between northern and southern states. Immigration increased so that citizens could put in their own vote and make their ideas final. Southerners wanted slavery and northerners did not. Fighting broke out due to the disagreements. - S. Williamson

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the Kansas- Nebraska act resulted in two territories being divided, which was Nebraska and Kansas. This act caused controversies because it led slavery becoming a dividing factor.

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Noah Tinsley- The civil war caused a divide in the nation that is even felt today, it caused a lot of bloodshed, and it highlighted differing ideals of the American people, wich is also seen today between the north and the south and different political parties.

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The act resulted in the creation of 2 new territories, Kansas & Nebraska. The country was very divided over slavery and it led to the founding of the republican party.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to new tensions between abolitionists and people who were Pro-Slavery through popular sovereignty.

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The act let people vote on slavery, ditching the Missouri Compromise. This led to "Bleeding Kansas" and helped start the Republican Party. It made North-South tensions way worse.

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The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska act resulted in the division of land into two new territories: Kansas and Nebraska. The new formation of territories allowed popular sovereignty to take place where people could vote on whether or not slavery would be permitted or not. The act also directly repealed the Missouri Compromise. It eventually led to the rise of the republican party where Abraham Lincoln was president.

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The Kansas-Nebraska act was an act where that territory was split into two parts. One part was free, one part was not. This was contriversal and it caused lots of conflict and out spewed the Republican party.

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The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty, resulting in high tensions that ultimately led to Bleeding Kansas. This was a series of conflicts in Kansas that were caused by the heated differences in ideals between the North and South. It is thought that this was the moment that kick-started the Civil War.

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Jayden: The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in dividing the nation on Kansas and Nebraska and were slave states. However, this meant that slavery could have spread throughout the United States.

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The country became divided by the north and south due to this act, people from the north became hostile towards people who supported slavery. Abraham Lincoln then ran for Senate and supported the Republican party even though he was apart of the wigs, then under the Republican party he ran for president.-samuel

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Ava- The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in the division of land in Kansas and Nebraska. This led the 2 sides to vote on whether they wanted to be free states or slave states and also led to the division of Congress.

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The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in land being divided into Kansas and Nebraska, which were considered slave states. The Northerners thought that this act would help slavery spread, causing the founding of the Republican party, which Abraham Lincoln would join later.

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The author of claim A believes that while slavery was a big part of the start of the civil war it was not the only reason of the war beginning.

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The war started because the north was threatening states rights and slavery was necessary for southern life.

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The Civil War was directly related to and caused by slavery.

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Although slavery played a significant role in the start of the Civil War, the author of claim A argues that it was not the only cause. The author claims that "Yet slavery itself did not cause the civil war" in paragraph 1. This demonstrates that slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War. Also, examples were provided in paragraph 2 following that sentence. It provides several possible reasons about why the Civil War began.