may 16, 1854 - Kansas -Nebraska Act
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Introduced by Senator Stephan Douglas in 1854. It said that Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted into the Union under popular sovereignty. This act led to dispute many s in Kansas over slavery which became known as "Bloody Kansas". This made the country become even closer to Civil War.
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US History Timeline Project- Grace Knutson
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