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Douglas had already proposed the idea of allowing popular sovereignty in the territory.
Douglas had already proposed the idea of allowing popular sovereignty in the territory.
The Wilmot Proviso had already settled the issue of slave and free states.
The Wilmot Proviso had already settled the issue of slave and free states.
Douglas had rejected the idea of splitting the region into two territories.
Douglas had rejected the idea of splitting the region into two territories.
It would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise.
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It would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise.
Northerners objected to dividing the Nebraska Territory because doing so would open up the possibility of slavery expanding into areas that were designated as free under the Missouri Compromise.
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