The republican party, formed in 1854, initially brought together various existing political parties together over what piece of legislation?

The answer is "The Kansas-Nebraska Act".

Senator Stephen Douglas was the person who introduced a bill in January 1854. This separated the land situated in the west of Missouri into Kansas and Nebraska. After much deliberation the act was passed on 30 May 1854 by the Congress as The Kansas-Nebraska Act. It allowed the territories to decide if they would allow slavery in their territories or not.

considered the turning point in pacific war. the japanese tried to lure the american navy out so it could be destroyed but failed. the americans were led by admiral chester nimitz. the victory by america would put them on the offensive for the remainder of the war.

southerners, for their part, considered brown a terrorist. they felt threatened by northerners' deification of brown and worried about the potential for other, similar armed insurrections.

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