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What was an effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? The violence in Kansas and Nebraska caused by the issues surrounding enslavement ended. The Republican Party was created as an anti-slavery party. John Brown was elected governor of Kansas for his role in dividing up the territory. Congress finally ended the debate over enslavement and moved on to explore the issues of tariffs.

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The Republican Party was created as an anti-slavery party

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The Republican Party emerged in 1854 to combat the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into American territories. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after 1866, former black slaves.

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