Cause he farted
Senator Douglas thought that a local vote - or 'popular sovereignty' - would be a better way of deciding for or against slavery in the new States.
Stephen Douglas proposed abandoning the Missouri Compromise in order to facilitate the creation of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which aimed to allow settlers in those territories to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty. He believed that this approach would promote westward expansion and economic development. Douglas also sought to gain Southern support for his plans and to unify the Democratic Party, which was becoming increasingly divided over the issue of slavery. Ultimately, his proposal was controversial and led to significant conflict, including violent confrontations known as "Bleeding Kansas."
Douglas wanted to abandon the Missouri Compromise because he wanted to put in place his own Kansas- Nebraska Act. This act would expand railroads and allow territories to choose for themselves if they wanted to be free or slave states.
Henry Clay
He proposed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
For expanding nations.
For expanding nations.
He proposed a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.
good thing
Roger Sherman
He knelt on one knee to propose to her. He tried to propose a compromise, but they wanted nothing to do with it.