Abraham Lincoln and the United StatesEnglish Universities Press, 1955 - 286 páginas |
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... Kansas - Nebraska Act of 1854. This act arose from beginnings which looked innocent enough , although they involved a conflict of interest between North and South . The question at issue was the route of a transcontinental railway ...
... Kansas - Nebraska Act of 1854. This act arose from beginnings which looked innocent enough , although they involved a conflict of interest between North and South . The question at issue was the route of a transcontinental railway ...
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... Kansas - Nebraska Act passed through Congress and received the assent of President Pierce on May 30 , 1854 ... Kansas - Nebraska Act brought Lincoln back to politics and made him known for the first time outside his own state ...
... Kansas - Nebraska Act passed through Congress and received the assent of President Pierce on May 30 , 1854 ... Kansas - Nebraska Act brought Lincoln back to politics and made him known for the first time outside his own state ...
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... Kansas- Nebraska Act held out , he would choose the extension of slavery and the maintenance of the Union . Much as I hate slavery , I would consent to the extension of it rather than see the Union dissolved , just as I would consent to ...
... Kansas- Nebraska Act held out , he would choose the extension of slavery and the maintenance of the Union . Much as I hate slavery , I would consent to the extension of it rather than see the Union dissolved , just as I would consent to ...
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