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The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery in the territory north of the 36Â° 30Â´ latitude. Introduced by Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois, the Kansas-Nebraska Act stipulated that the issue of slavery would be decided by the residents of each territory, a concept known as popular sovereignty.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was it such a controversial measure? The Kansas-Nebraska Act was Senator Stephen A. Douglas's 1854 bill to organize the Nebraska Territory, which he hoped would lead to the construction of a Pacific railroad with its eastern terminus in Chicago, in his home state of Illinois.hat was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was it such a controversial measure? The Kansas-Nebraska Act was Senator Stephen A. Douglas's 1854 bill to organize the Nebraska Territory, which he hoped would lead to the construction of a Pacific railroad with its eastern terminus in Chicago, in his home state of Illinois.