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apr 11, 1854 - Kansas Nebraska Act

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Drafted by Stephen A. Douglass, this act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Douglass played a tight game trying to please both the North and the South. He promoted popular sovereignty in the territory to gain popularity.

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apr 11, 1854
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~ 172 years ago