The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 provided that the settlers in those two territories would decide the question for themselves.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act divided the nation and pointed it toward civil war.

Douglas set off a tremendous political upheaval with the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.

"I mean, we aren't exactly talking the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act here," he added.

In 1854 he led the fight against the Kansas-Nebraska Act, calling for the formation of a new political entity to oppose it.

In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which opened the new territories to slavery, was passed.

The community was established in 1855; while the origin of its name is not certain, it may have been named for the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Douglas decided to compromise and introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

The fighting began in early 1854 over the bill that would eventually become the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Upon taking office, he immediately began speaking against the Kansas-Nebraska Act.