It split Nebraska into two distinct territories: Nebraska and Kansas.
Explanation:
The Kansas-Nebraska Act that split the Nebraska Territory and created the states of Kansas and Nebraska. This Act happened because during that time there was a huge disagreement over slavery, free states did not want to lose power to slavery states.
The Act allowed setters to decided whether slavery would be allowed within the new state’s borders or not, this brought the Union closer to the Civil War because it caused unbalance and worsened the discussion over slavery.
Scientists believe that Mashkan-shapir's collapse was caused in part by destruction of the fields by mineral salts. When mineral salts concentrate in the upper levels of the soil, it becomes poisonous for plants. In Mesopotamia, irrigation was essential for crop production.
