In 1854,Stephen Douglas proposed a bill that would set up territorial governments in Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of ________.

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Stephen Douglas's bill proposed the concept of popular sovereignty, which gave the power to the people residing in a territory to decide whether to allow or prohibit slavery. This contradicted the  Missouri Compromise of 1820, which banned slavery north of 36°30′ latitude, and fuelled the growing tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery advocates in the north and south.

In 1854,Stephen Douglas Proposed a Bill That Would Set Up