In 1854, senator stephen douglas of illinois introduced the kansas-nebraska act which would allow the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. douglas proposed this bill as a compromise so that he would get support from southerners on which issue?

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

In 1964 congress of racial equality and the student nonviolent coordinating committee launched

Why did the united states pass the neutrality acts