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jan 1, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Who: Stephen Douglas, Calhoun, Clay, Webster.
What: Propose opening northern indian territory (KS, NE) allowing their position on slavery to be decided based on popular sovereignty.
Where: Kansas, Nebraska.
Why: Impetus for bleeding kansas and Lecompton constitution, overwrites Missouri compromise by permitting slavery about Mason Dixon line.

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jan 1, 1854
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~ 172 years ago