How did then Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

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Carl Wagner

17 October, 17:34

How did then Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

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Giuliana Santiago · Answer 1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U. S Congress on May 30, 1854.

It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their boarders. The Act Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36*30'.