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title: "How did Stephen Douglas help win approval of the Compromise of 1850?"  
description: "How did Stephen Douglas help win approval of the Compromise of 1850?"  
author: "Torres mary"  
published: 2018-04-24  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# How did Stephen Douglas help win approval of the Compromise of 1850?

How did [Stephen Douglas](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42205/why-did-stephen-douglas-s-idea-of-popular-sovereignty-fail-to-bring-unity-to-american-s-views-on-slavery) help win approval of the [Compromise](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51291/what-was-the-3-5-compromise) of 1850?


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