The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a huge catalyst in sending the nation to the Civil War. This act reversed the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery in the remainder of the original areas of the Louisiana Purchase. The balance of power shifted in the government and across the land
the kansas-nebraska act was a huge turning point in sending the nation to the civil war. the kansas-nebraska act reversed the missouri compromise and allowed slavery in the remainder of the original areas of the louisiana purchase. if this act was never passed the civil war most likely wouldn't have happened or at least not during this time
