The Kansas Nebraska Act essentially ignored the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and let Kansas and Nebraska decide whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. Now this decision may seem like the best one, but it lead to chaos. Settlers from all over the country flocked to Kansas to vote. This led to many skirmishes starting bleeding Kansas. When Kansas turned into a slave state by popular sovereignty, the northerners felt that slavery would soon be nationwide. This led to the Free Soilers to become the Republican Party.
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