This would connect the West Coast to the rest of the country. This would reduce the journey, which would help promote settlement and growth in the territories. The biggest issue with that was deciding where the railroad would start. Southerners wanted it to start in New Orleans, but Northerns disagreed. So Senator Douglas thought about starting it in Illinios. This meant that the U.S. needed to add some new territories in order for that to work. He made this new region the state of Nebraska, which was passed by the house of representatives. But Southern Senators didnt like this plan. These senators made it clear that in order for Nebraska to be organized they needed to repeal the Missouri compromise and allow slavery in the new territory.
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