may 30, 1854 - Kansas Nebraska Act/Stephen Douglas

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It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders=Stephen Douglas espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the territories before the American Civil

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Bydalton rider

6 Jun 2018

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Date:

may 30, 1854

Now

~ 171 years ago