the passage of the kansas-nebraska act led directly to the establishment of the republican political party.
the passage of the kansas-nebraska act led directly to the establishment of the republican political party.
the passage of the kansas-nebraska act led directly to the establishment of which political party?
republican
in 1854, senator stephen a. douglas led the passage of the kansas–nebraska act, which organized kansas territory and nebraska territory. the act also repealed the missouri compromise, an act that had banned slavery in territories north of parallel 36°30′ north. houston voted against the act, in part because he believed that native americans would lose much of their land as a result of the act. he also perceived that it would lead to increased sectional tensions over slavery. houston's opposition to the kansas–nebraska act led to his departure from the democratic party. in 1855, houston began to be publicly associated with the american party, the political wing of the nativist and unionist know nothing movement. the whig party had collapsed after the passage of the kansas–nebraska act, and the know nothings and the anti-slavery republican party had both emerged as major political movements. houston's affiliation with the party stemmed in part from his fear of the growing influence of catholic voters; though he opposed barring catholics from holding office, he wanted to extend the naturalization period for immigrants to twenty-one years. he was also attracted to the know nothing's support for a native american state, as well the party's unionist stance.
sam houston
pierce vetoed funding for internal improvements, called for a lower tariff, and vigorously enforced the fugitive slave act of 1850. influenced by the young america expansionist movement, the pierce administration completed the gadsden land purchase from mexico, clashed with britain in central america, and led a failed attempt to acquire cuba from spain. pierce's administration was severely criticized after several of his diplomats issued the ostend manifesto, which called for the annexation of cuba, by force if necessary. his popularity in the northern free states declined sharply after he supported the 1854 kansas–nebraska act, which nullified the missouri compromise. passage of the act led directly to a long and violent conflict over the expansion of slavery in the american west.
presidency of franklin pierce