Jumpstart – April 13, Pick up your jumpstart from the front tray. 2.Answer both questions and glue the page in to your spiral.

The Road to the American Civil War

Enter Stephen Douglas Congressman who based his politics on expansion and popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty: people decided whether or not slavery will be allowed in a territory based on a vote He opposes expansion of slavery but he does not admit that it is evil Douglas argues that slavery cannot logically expand in the southwest (climate)

Kansas Nebraska Act (1854) Douglas wants a railroad through Nebraska Territory but Southern congressmen are against it –Wanted the railroad in the south to benefit them To pass his idea Douglas suggests dividing Nebraska Territory into 2 –Nebraska and Kansas Popular sovereignty will decide if these new states will be slave or free –Goes against the Missouri Compromise’s (1820) ban on keeping slavery below the 36 30’ line Southerners accepted the deal and repealed the Missouri Compromise in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

Jumpstart – 4/14/16 Pick up your new vocabulary list from the front tray. You have 3 minutes to highlight your words. Get out your Compromises Maps and your annotated notes from yesterday.

Bleeding Kansas, 1855 Voters will decide if Kansas will be a free or slave state Abolitionists and proslavery supporters rush to occupy Kansas in order to gain a majority 1855: Proslavery supporters gained the majority at the time of election –5,000 Missourians came in and voted illegally –The Kansas legislature was now packed with pro-slavery representatives

Bleeding Kansas, 1855 Abolitionists elect their own anti-slavery legislature in Topeka –Boycotted the official government Both sides began to arm themselves for conflict –Sack of Lawrence: proslavery mob attacks seat of Abolitionist government Angry abolitionist John Brown and his sons decided to avenge the Sack of Lawrence –Hacked 5 proslavery men in front of their families at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas Civil war broke out in Kansas and continued for 3 years –Known as Bleeding Kansas

Bleeding Kansas

Compromises Maps - Summary You must include the following for EACH map: –1. Name and Date of the Compromise –Map #1 – 3 main points of the Compromise –Map #2 – 2 main points of the Compromise –Map #3 – 2 main points of the Act Your summaries must be written in COMPLETE sentences! THESE ARE DUE TOMORROW!