Kansas-Nebraska Act. Get a crash course on the causes and consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 with historian Matthew Pinsker. read more
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and President Franklin Pierce. The initial purpose of the Kansas–Nebraska Act was to open up thousands of new farms and make feasible a Midwestern Transcontinental Railroad. read more
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed into law on May 30, 1854. ThisAct created the territories of Nebraska and Kansas so people couldbegin settling in these areas. read more