Passed on May 30 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to choose their own position on slavery within their own states.  The Kansas-Nebraska act voided the Missouri compromise, which prohibited slavery north of the 36^o30^o line and infuriated Anti-Slavery supporters in the North who believed in the Missouri Compromise and what it was set to accomplish

As seen in the diagram, the Kansas-Nebraska room will be located next to the Missouri Compromise room on the main floor of the museum wing.  The design suggested for the Kansas-Nebraska room is a mixture of Post-Modern/Contemporary style. The museum has several documents of the compromise, articles and drafts that will be on display.  This room is going to be designed with the idea of showing two distinct political views on the Kansas-Nebraska and how they clash.  On the walls there will be pictures of key figures such as Douglas, Brown, and others.  We will have actual ballets used in the elections in Kansas and rifles from the National Guardsmen that were sent to contain the violence on display.