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>>> BY 1854, SPAIN, FRANCE, AND BRITAIN HAVE ABOLISHED SLAVERY.
BUT IT’S VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN MAY, PRESIDENT PIERCE SIGNS THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT.
GIVING AMERICAN SLAVERY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT
500,000 SQUARE MILES OF NEW TERRITORY.
>> THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT REPEALED THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
WHICH HAD SAID THERE CAN BE NO SLAVERY NORTH OF THE 3630 LINE.
>> IT WASN’T JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MODERN DAY STATES OF KANSAS
AND NEBRASKA
>>> BY 1854, SPAIN, FRANCE, AND BRITAIN HAVE ABOLISHED SLAVERY.
BUT IT’S VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN MAY, PRESIDENT PIERCE SIGNS THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT.
GIVING AMERICAN SLAVERY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT
500,000 SQUARE MILES OF NEW TERRITORY.
>> THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT REPEALED THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
WHICH HAD SAID THERE CAN BE NO SLAVERY NORTH OF THE 3630 LINE.
>> IT WASN’T JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MODERN DAY STATES OF KANSAS
AND NEBRASKA
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>>> BY 1854, SPAIN, FRANCE, AND
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BRITAIN HAVE ABOLISHED SLAVERY.
BUT IT’S VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THE
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UNITED STATES.
IN MAY, PRESIDENT PIERCE SIGNS
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THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT.
GIVING AMERICAN SLAVERY THE
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OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT
500,000 SQUARE MILES OF NEW
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TERRITORY.
>> THE KANSAS‐NEBRASKA ACT
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REPEALED THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
WHICH HAD SAID THERE CAN BE NO
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SLAVERY NORTH OF THE 3630 LINE.
>> IT WASN’T JUST TALKING ABOUT
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THE MODERN DAY STATES OF KANSAS
AND NEBRASKA.
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Movie Summary
Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.