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== Kansas–Nebraska Act == {{Main|Kansas–Nebraska Act}} Kansas Territory was established on May 30, 1854, by the [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]]. This act established both the [[Nebraska Territory]] and Kansas Territory. The most momentous provision of the Act in effect repealed the [[Missouri Compromise]] of 1820 and allowed the settlers of Kansas Territory to determine by popular sovereignty whether Kansas would be a [[slave and free states|free state]] or a [[slave state]]. The Act contained thirty-seven sections. The provisions relating to Kansas Territory were embodied in the last eighteen sections. Some of the more notable sections were: :;Section 19 ::Defines the boundaries of the Territory, gives it the name of Kansas, and prescribes that "when admitted as a State or States, the said Territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission." It further provides for its future division into two or more Territories, and the attaching of any portion thereof to any other State or Territory; and for the holding inviolable the rights of all Indian tribes until such time as they shall be extinguished by treaty. :;Section 28 ::Declares the [[Fugitive Slave Law of 1850]] to be in full force in the Territory. :;Section 31 ::Locates the seat of government of the Territory, temporarily at [[Fort Leavenworth]], and authorizes the use for public purposes of the government buildings. [[File:Survey monument JF00-072 from W 2.JPG|thumb|[[Site No. JF00-072]]: The Nebraska–Kansas state line at the intersection of Nebraska counties Thayer and Jefferson and Kansas counties Washington and Republic]] :;Section 37 ::Declares all treaties, laws and other engagements made by the [[United States Government]], with the [[Indian tribe]]s inhabiting the Territory, to remain inviolate, notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this act.
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