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jan 1, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act & Popular Sovereignty

Description:

1. Introduced by Stephen Douglas who argued in favor of popular sovereignty (settlers in new territories would vote on whether or not to allow slavery)
2. Nullified the Missouri Compromise and the idea of balancing the amount of slave states and free states, which upset the North

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Date:

jan 1, 1854
Now
~ 171 years ago