the republican party was the new political party created as a result of the kansas-nebraska act.
the republican party was the new political party created as a result of the kansas-nebraska act.
what new political party was created as a result of the kansas-nebraska act?
republican party
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 the act also repealed the missouri compromise, an act that had banned slavery in territories north of parallel 36°30′ north.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.
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the kansas–nebraska act of 1854 () was an organic act that created the territories of kansas and nebraska. it was drafted by democratic senator stephen a. douglas, passed by the 33rd united states congress, and signed into law by president franklin pierce. douglas introduced the bill with the goal of opening up new lands to development and facilitating construction of a transcontinental railroad, but the kansas–nebraska act is most notable for effectively repealing the missouri compromise, stoking national tensions over slavery, and contributing to a series of armed conflicts known as "bleeding kansas".
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