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?

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: