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Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
For expanding nations.
He proposed a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.
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.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
For expanding nations.
For expanding nations.
popular sovereignty, allowing the residents of the territories to vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He argued that this approach would uphold the principles of democracy and states' rights, allowing each territory to determine its own stance on the issue.
Stephen Douglas
He proposed a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.
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.
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The main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was to give voters in each of the two territories the right to vote on whether slavery would be allowed before the territories applied for statehood.