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Analysis Of The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The Kansas-Nebraska act is the fairest written law ever created. The state should have the right to slavery as was the rest of the country. Slaves were well-fed, they created exceptionally wealth and most families owned only 2 to 4 slaves. First off, slaves were well fed. This can be seen on page 212 of the "new perspective on slavery" packet. The total consumption of food of slaves versus the free population is considerably comparable. While the slaves' diet total consumption was about 50, the free population's diet was only about 48. The only kinds of food in the diet of the freeman that was more than that of the slave was meat and milk. This shows the slaves were better fed and were not malnourished. Next, families that owns

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