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The Compromise of 1850 did not solve all the slavery issues in the territories, which was not surprising. Read about the Kansas-Nebraska Act, put forth by Sen. Stephan Douglas, who proposed that the issue be decided by popular sovereignty. See how the act was debated in Congress, the results of the act, and the ensuing turmoil that came about in Kansas as pro-slavers attempted to push through their agenda. [pdf]
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border ruffians, expansion of slavery in the territories, free soilers, transcontinental railroad, "bleeding kansas", california compromise, digital history, fugitive slave law, fugitive slave, kansas-nebraska act, president franklin pierce, republican party, salmon p. chase, stephen douglas, attack on lawrence, kansas, beating of sen. charles sumner, formation of the republican party, kansas-nebraska act, 1854
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