There is a new act that has just been passed called the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It was passed on May 30,1854. This act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. I was hoping that this would create a little more peace and settle some of the extreme arguments. This act was supposed to end the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which banned slavery in the north. People in the North didn't agree with this act. They thought it defied the Missouri Compromise. This disagreement between the North and the South led to the "bleeding Kansas". This is the complete opposite reaction I had in mind. So much violence has occured because of this. I just hope things get better.