Kansas Nebraska Act

The Kansas Nebraska Act all started with the idea of building a new railroad. The only problem with this was, where was the railroad going to end? There were three suggestions given for where the railroad should end: Chicago, New Orleans, St. Louis. This railroad would benefit trade, transportations and jobs as well. Now, of course they did not want to build this railroad over mountains or the North because of the unorganized territories and the  expense. This meant that the railroad had to be built in the South because the Gadsen Purchase had made this route more attractive.

 It was Steven Douglas's desire to organize the Nebraska territory but in order to do this he needed the support of the South politics. In order to get the South's support he needed something that would benefit their "pro-slavery idea", but could not due this due to the Missouri Compromise.  Steven Douglas then decided to repel the Missouri Compromise and open the territory to the idea of "popular sovereignty" which led to Steven Douglas organizing both Kansas and Nebraska. The final document of this event became known as the "Kansas Nebraska Act" Of course there were those that were for it ( South whigs and democrats) and those that opposed it ( Northern whigs). When the Kansas Nebraska Act passed, there was an outrage in the North that led to even bigger dilemas.