BLOODY KANSAS Christian Lowe & Dorian Wade 2nd Period U.S History

WHAT WAS BLOODY KANSAS? Bloody Kansas was the name of the time in which violence broke out over the issue of territory and slavery. Bloody Kansas was the name of the time in which violence broke out over the issue of territory and slavery.

STARTER FACTS  The Missouri Compromise of 1820 led up to the continued fight for separation of free and slave states.  The Kansas-Nebraska Acts overturned the Missouri Compromise.  Bloody Kansas took place across the time period of

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE  Leading up to the time of The Missouri Compromise problems between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery parties were rising enormously.  The disagreements over slavery affected the equilibrium between the free and slave states.  This compromise was an attempt to resolve or limit tensions over the desire to make Missouri a slave state.

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE CONT.  The endeavor to make Missouri a slave state drew out from December 1819 until March  After some changes to the Compromise, Missouri was made a slave state and Maine was made a free state.  Any land above latitude 36°30′ was free from slavery in Missouri, because of the Louisiana Purchase.

THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854  The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a bill that gave each state the right to choose rather or not they’d allow slavery within their state boundaries.  Created by Stephen A. Douglas.  Led to Bloody Kansas and the Civil War.

THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854 CONT.  The bill also deals with sectionalism and railroad building, splitting two major political parties and helping to create another, as well as worsening North-South relations. (Kansas- Nebraska Act, history.com)  The bill was created because Douglas wanted to aid his Illinois citizens with a pancontinental rail rode route.  He wanted to use Nebraska to create this rail road route.

THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854 CONT.  Southern officials didn’t agree with the idea, so they ruled against it.  Douglas then proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Acts to take out the latitude 36°30′ “rule.”  The Act was supported by President Franklin Pierce.  Congress passed the Act, but the Act was never put to use.

THE BIG FIGHT!!!!!  Proslavery and antislavery fighters fought in Kansas.  John Brown was the Antislavery leader. He led the fighters into Kansas.  Both sides were fighting for control.  The famous “Border Ruffians” trashed the town of Lawrence in 1856.

THE BIG FIGHT CONT.  John Brown and company retaliated by killing 5 proslavery settlers.  This violence was carried out for years to come.  The violence finally started to happen at a more milder tone in 1861.

INTERESTING FACT!  Kansas was not apart of the Union until after the Civil War in 

WORKS CITED  ""Bloody Kansas"" Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Web. 27 Sept  "Bleeding Kansas." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 27 Sept  "Kansas-Nebraska Act." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 27 Sept

WORKS CITED  "Missouri Compromise." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 27 Sept  "Border Ruffians." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Web. 27 Sept