compare and contrast the kansas nebraska act of 1854 to the missouri compromise of 1820. identify a minimum of 2 similarities and 2 differences

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Answer:

Similarities:

- Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 intended to keep balance between free states and slavery states.

- The Missouri Compromise solved the problem of the incorporation of two news states. Maine was admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slavery state. On the other hand, the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to provide a solution to a problem by creating two new states, Kansas and Nebraska.

Differences:

- In the Missouri Compromise of 1820, a geographic limit to the extension of slavery was set: north of 36°30′ all new states would be free states. In the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, settlers were asked to decide by themselves, a popular sovereignty principle was applied.

- The Missouri Compromise served to keep a delicate balance for 30 years, until it was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and declared unconstitutional by the Dred Scott sentence. So, it was a useful legal instrument that served its purposes. The Kansas-Nebraska failed to meet its purposes ultimately.

Explanation:

The Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 and the Missouri compromise of 1820 are part of Americans history.

  • The similarity between the Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 and the Missouri compromise of 1820 dealt with keeping the balance between slave states and free states.
  • The Missouri Compromise solved the problem of the news states (Missouri and Maine).
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act solve the problem by creating two new states, (Nebraska and Kansas).

  • Differences in the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 was with the settling of the issue of slavery among the new states.
  • Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, people in the states were allowed to decide for themselves to accept or withdraw from the practice of slavery.
  • Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery was marked geographic limit as it became forbidden in the north of 36°30′.

Therefore we can conclude that both the Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 and the Missouri compromise of 1820 had is similarities and differences.

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