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sep 14, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

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It became law on May 30, 1854. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.

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sep 14, 1854
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~ 170 years ago