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ERIC Number: EJ295902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Indiana and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
Medland, William J.; Rosenberg, Morton M.
Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, v36 n3 p22-31 Win 1983-84
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the ban against slavery in the North, served as a catalyst to activate numerous groups which were unhappy with the Indiana Democratic Party. From this period emerged the new Republican party and also a revitalized Democratic party with new leadership. (IS)
Descriptors: Politics, Slavery, State History
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Democratic Party; Indiana; Republican Party