may 30, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act -
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- Territories of Kansas and Nebraska are attempting to join the Union, but tensions regarding the legalization of slavery delay the process
- Eventual decision to essentially repeal the Missouri Compromise and allow the states to decide on the status of slavery via popular vote (Popular Sovereignty)
- Wide support among Southern Democrats as it provided potential for new slave states not limited by Mason-Dixon line, contributed to split into Republicans and Democrats
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