pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephon A. Douglas
kansas and nebraska
It was a victory for Stephen Douglas and Southerners that wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans.
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Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
Stephen A. Douglas
stephen douglas
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas in 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska act was proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The act repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed white males to vote on whether an area would allow slavery.
The Kansas-Nebraska act was proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The act repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed white males to vote on whether an area would allow slavery.
He proposed a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened these two territories for citizens to vote on the slavery issue. While all went well in Nebraska, pro and anti-slavery people had violent and deadly clashes over that issue.
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Douglas County Courthouse - Nebraska - was created in 1912.