4 janv. 1854 - Kansas - Nebraska Act
Description:
Kansas Nebraska Act was an 1854 bill that mandated “popular sovereignty”–allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state’s borders. Proposed by Stephen A. Douglas–Abraham Lincoln’s opponent in the influential Lincoln-Douglas debates–the bill overturned the Missouri Compromise’s use of latitude as the boundary between slave and free territory.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
4 janv. 1854
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 171 ans