Compare And Contrast Stephen A. Douglas's Violation Of The Compromise Of 1820 To 1860

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Stephen A. Douglas, an American Politician, wanting to appeal to his supporters, decided to create a northern transcontinental railroad route cutting through the territory of Illinois. However, there was one issue with this plan: the railroad with which it needed to cross through needed to be organized as a state. In attempt to gain the support of the South, Douglas combined the Kansas and Nebraska states where popular sovereignty would be practiced. This meant that instead of the state allowing or disallowing slavery, the people would decide whether slavery should be practiced. This act, known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, directly violated the Compromise of 1820, which stated that new states created above latitude 36°30’ would have to be free.

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