Question

define kansas - nebraska act
a united states federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slaverys expansion by admitting missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state in exchange for legislation which prohibited slavery in the remaining louisiana purchase lands north of the 36°30 parallel except for missouri
restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well - being
1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of kansas and nebraska. it was drafted by democratic senator stephen a. douglas, passed by the 33rd united states congress, and signed into law by president franklin pierce.
a package of five separate bills passed by the united states congress in september 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the mexican - american war

Explanation:

The Kansas - Nebraska Act was a 1854 territorial organic act creating Kansas and Nebraska territories, drafted by Stephen A. Douglas, passed by Congress and signed by President Franklin Pierce. The other options describe different historical legislation or concepts.

Answer:

1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce.