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Stephen A. Douglas, President Franklin Pierce, and everyone who  were all involved in the deciding whether slaves should be legal or not. Those who were involved in Bleeding Kansas were also a part of the Kansas Nebraska Act. Stephen A. Douglas was a senator who promoted the law.

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During the time of the Kansas Nebraska Act, citizens voted on whether or not slavery would be legal in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Bleeding Kansas was when the two groups (the one that wanted slavery and the one that didn't) collided and fought.

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This event occurred in the year 1854, after which, was Bleeding Kansas. This was a period of violence that led up to the American Civil War. On January 4, 1854, Stephen A. Douglas introduced the bill.

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This event happened in the Nebraska and Kansas territories.

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The Kansas Nebraska Act was created as an attempt to decide whether or not slavery would be legal in Kansas and Nebraska. The people were to vote to decide. Originally, Stephen Douglas tried to ignore the problem because he didn't want a civil war. The two groups fought each other. This event was called Bleeding Kansas.

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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This event at first did not help to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny. It was an attempt to bring the two groups together. This failed though. The North-South relations worsened. The Kansas Nebraska Act pretty much split America down the middle. Despite this, it was a large factor in the Civil War because it was all about slavery verses no slavery. The Civil War helped us expand by creating steps for the future which helped us to expand in many ways.