What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act led directly to “Bleeding Kansas,” the destabilization of American politics in the 1850s, and to the emergence of the Republican Party? February 23, 2018 pressays What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act led directly to “Bleeding Kansas,” the destabilization of American politics in the 1850s, and to the emergence of the Republican Party? Please follow and like us: