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The Kansas-Nebraska Act passed May 30, 1854 allowed the territories of Kansas & Nebraska to decide themselves wether or not they would adopt slavery. This infuriated the Northerns who followed the Missouri Compromise and the Southerns pushed for slavery in the territories. Due to this two legislation in Kansas many people opposed each other giving Kansas the nickname "Bleeding Kansas" President Pierce had to send in Federal Troops to cease the civil unrest.
Too summarize the Kansas-Nebraska act stated that the territories could vote wether or not they should adopt slavery.
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I am sure it is the same as sanywhere, but in America you are free to exspress your feelings about how a certain law affects your civil rights.
Thomas Jefferson:
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so."
Answer: to describe the penalties for breaking rules
