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One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was?

Stephen Douglas did not realize the depth of anti-slavery feeling in the North when he proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The bill repealed the portion of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 that limited slavery, and gave states the right to decide for themselves whether or not they would allow slavery.


Who introduced a bill to Congress to organize the territories of Kansas and Nebraska?

(Stephen A. Douglas)


What act was proposed by Stephen Douglass and allowed popular sovereignty in the territories?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act


What decision made popular sovereignty a national policy for dealing with slavery?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, promoted by Stephen Douglass.


What was the childhood of Stephen A Douglass like?

There is not much known about the childhood of Stephen A. Douglass. He was born to Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah Fisk in 1847. He was well educated and taught school for some time.


Who were Stephen Douglas's parents?

his parents were Stephen A. Douglass and Sarah Fisk


Who was the author of the nebraska-kansas act?

Stephen Douglas


Who were Stephen Douglas's mom and dad?

Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah Fisk.


When was Stephen Douglass born?

Kentucky Texas.


Why was Frederick Douglass nickname little giant?

Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois was a great orator and had great ideas for the United States. He was also just 5 foot 4 inches tall.


What was the cause and effect of the kansas- nebraska act?

Causes: 1. In 1854, the issue of slavery in the Kansas territory resurfaced. 2. Senator Stephen Douglass introduced a bill to set of a government for the Nebraska Territory. (This territory stretched from Texas all the way into Canada and from Missouri west to the Rockies). Effects: 1. Douglass proposed that entire area be divided into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska. 2. He decided that the area should decide whether to be pro or antislavery through popular sovereignty. The name of his bill was the Kansas- Nebraska Act. I hope this helped!


Who proposed the last minute compromise?

Crittenden