2h 39min, nov 1, 1854 y - Kansas-Nebraska Act
Description:
stephen douglas
slavery prohibited by Missouri Compromise, but compromise was repealed by act
act allowed ppl of kansas and nebraska the right to vote whether to be free or slave
popular sovereignty
results:
divided democratic party
whig party collapsed
south became solidly democratic
north whigs joined republican party to prevent further expansion of slavery
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