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The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery in the territory north of the 36Â° 30Â´ latitude.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.
Stephen Douglas, a Democrat of Illinois, drafted the Kansas-Nebraska Act; it allowed the states in the North to decide to end slavery within its states, while the South could still allow slavery in that region. The act soon came under criticism as a tool to placate the slave powers of the South.