MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Question
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He opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories
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He was a southerner
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He was an abolitionist
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He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad
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Detailed explanation-1: -In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois introduced a bill that divided the land immediately west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. He argued in favor of popular sovereignty, or the idea that the settlers of the new territories should decide if slavery would be legal there.
Detailed explanation-2: -Douglas hoped this idea of “popular sovereignty” would resolve the mounting debate over the future of slavery in the United States and enable the country to expand westward with few obstacles.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the Kansas-Nebraska Act easily passed the Senate on March 4, 1854 by a vote of 37 to 14 with southern Whigs voting in favor of the bill-even if southern Whigs voted against the bill, it still would have passed the Senate.