Anon in old English means quite soon.
Scientifically no. Earth has existed for millions of years. The Bible doesn't tell you about dinosaurs yet we know that they were real because of fossils. But according to the Bible we are only a few thousand years old. I guess it depends on what you personally want to believe in and if you are going mix science with religion.
It's purpose was to ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican War
the answer wrong. central asia has eight countries actually.