How does the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act create another crisis over slavery? Click-on: Learn about this by reading these chapters in the History Book: Chapter 42. A Crisis Over Slavery Is Averted By The “Missouri Compromise”Chapter 157. Douglas Drives His 1850 Compromise Bills Through CongressChapter 179. Congress Passes The Controversial Kansas-Nebraska ActChapter 180. A Nascent “Republic Party” Is Formed To Oppose The Kansas-Nebraska Act