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Why was Kansas and Nebraska organized as territories? Why was the

issue of slavery dragged into it?

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Answer:

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.

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