... 1850 Senator Henry Clay proposed a plan. His plan was divided into six parts. The first part was that California would be admitted to the Union as a non-slave state. The second part was that Utah and New Mexico could decide if they wanted to be slave states of free states when they applied for statehood. The third and Fourth parts were tied into each other, the third part was that ... more than property and felt that this ruling was unfair. In 1854 there was a bill that formed two territories in the Louisiana Purchase, these states were Kansas and Nebraska. The bill also said that even ...

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... it clear that the two races are undoubtedly different in intellect, morals, and color- with a tone sounding almost bothered by the fact.2 Less than a month later, Douglas and Lincoln had their fourth debate in another Illinois town. This time, Lincoln is much harsher. He clearly states that black races should not have political or social equality, rights to vote or be part of a jury, or ... addition, it seems as though many automatically respect Abraham Lincoln just for freeing the slaves and try to ignore the fact that he was a racist. In one case, a professor by the name of Henry Loui...

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