The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas–Nebraska_Act" id="mwmg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kansas–Nebraska Act">Kansas–Nebraska Act</a> becomes law establishing the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._territories" id="mwmw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="U.S. territories">U.S. territories</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas" id="mwnA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" id="mwnQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>.