The solution was, to divide Clay's plan into a series of measures that Congress could vote on separately
Stephen A. Douglas
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, in order to create the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, and to ensure that future settlers in those territories would have the authority to determine whether slavery would be permitted with these territories.
Stephen Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty, allowing residents of the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide through popular vote whether to allow slavery. This became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, leading to increased tensions as pro- and anti-slavery supporters flooded the regions to influence the outcome.
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
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Stephen Douglas
He proposed a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.
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Stephen Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, allowing residents of each territory to decide the issue of slavery for themselves through voting. He proposed this as a solution to the slavery issue in the territories, particularly during the debates surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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