Compromise of 1850

Interactive Notebook 12/12/2017 The Kansas-Nebraska Act This will be one page

Background Impacts Kansas-Nebraska Act

Background Starting in the 1840’s and on the United States experienced a railroad building BOOM Thousands of miles of railroads built between the 1830s and early 1850s Railroads were replacing canals

Background By the early 1850’s there was discussion of building transcontinental railroads Building a transcontinental railroad would do wonders for the economy Which ever state and cities got major hubs on this railroad would benefit most

1852 Presidential Election Franklin Pierce Dem Gen. Winfield Scott Whig John Parker Hale Free Soil Party

1852 Election Results

“Young Hickory of the Granite Hills” General during the Mexican-American War V.P. died less than a month into his term

The Kansas-Nebraska Act The remaining Louisiana Purchase territory had not been organized yet Residents couldn’t legally own land until it was organized As a result not many people moved into this territory Southerners were more than happy about this because slavery would be illegal here because of the Missouri Compromise

The Kansas-Nebraska Act The proposed transcontinental railroad would likely go through either Chicago or St. Louis

The Kansas-Nebraska Act Senator Stephen Douglas from Illinois wanted the transcontinental railroad to go through Chicago For the railroad to go through Chicago the Nebraska area to be organized Douglas knew he would have to make a concession to Southerners to support organizing the Nebraska territory

The Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas was a strong supporter of popular sovereignty Douglas valued preserving the union over abolishing slavery

The Kansas-Nebraska Act In 1854 Douglas proposed a bill organizing the Nebraska area into TWO territories To appease the Southerners Douglas proposed these territories use popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue Northerners were furious about the bill

The Kansas-Nebraska Act President Pierce supported Douglas’ proposed bill The bill passed in May of 1854 Slavery was now possible above the long held 36°30'

Impacts Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act meant that the Missouri Compromise was repealed Northern Anti-Slavery politicians felt that any agreement on the limitation of slavery was now vulnerable

Impacts The Whig party split voting on this bill All Northern Whigs voted against it and all Southern Whigs voted for it This bill essentially killed the Whig party

Impacts Northern Whigs joined with other anti-slavery groups and formed the Republican Party Southern Whigs joined the Democratic Party The Democratic was the only nationwide party

Impacts Nebraska became a free territory Kansas was more in questions because it was closer to Missouri and other slave states Kansas became a literal and figurative battleground for the issue of slavery Pro and anti-slavery people flooded Kansas

Bleeding Kansas The fight over slavery became violent and brutal quickly This time is remembered as Bleeding Kansas because of the bloodshed Some argue that the Civil War really began in 1855 in Kansas

Impacts of Bleeding Kansas Background of Bleeding Kansas & Important People Bleeding Kansas Important People Impacts of Bleeding Kansas

Kansas-Nebraska Act Bellwork Stephen Douglass proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act to ensure the new __________________ went through Chicago and Illinois. Transcontinental Railroad Why were northerners so upset about the Kansas-Nebraska Act? It repealed the Missouri Compromise &Extended slavery What is popular sovereignty? Residents of a state/territory should decide on the issue of slavery

Objective WWBAT: Complete a journey on the Underground Railroad and gather info on major figures

WWBAT: Discuss the actions of John Brown and discuss the legacy of Brown and radical action

Underground Railroad Bellwork How were people’s lives impacted by working on the Underground Railroad? Many people were arrested or jailed for their involvement

Kansas-Nebraska Act Bellwork Stephen Douglass proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act to ensure the new __________________ went through Chicago and Illinois. Transcontinental Railroad Why were northerners so upset about the Kansas-Nebraska Act? It repealed the Missouri Compromise &Extended slavery What is popular sovereignty? Residents of a state/territory should decide on the issue of slavery

Objective WWBAT:WWBAT: Introduce and begin gathering information on “Bleeding Kansas”

Bleeding Kansas Last week we learned about The Kansas-Nebraska Act This opened the newly created Kansas and Nebraska territories to popular sovereignty A decision that would prove finally cause the nation to explode over slavery

Interactive Notebook 12/13/2017 Bleeding Kansas and its Impacts This will be one page

Impacts of Bleeding Kansas Background of Bleeding Kansas Bleeding Kansas Important People Impacts of Bleeding Kansas

Background on Bleeding Kansas Thousands of pro and anti-slavery Americans would flood into Kansas to sway the votes on slavery In multiple elections thousands of illegal votes were cast A pro-slavery state legislature was created which enacted similar slavery laws to those in Missouri

Background on Bleeding Kansas Eventually an anti-slavery legislature was also created This anti-slavery legislature voted to outlaw black people in the state of Kansas The two sides would quickly turn to violence to establish dominance

Background on Bleeding Kansas Pro-Slavery fighters, mostly from Missouri, were called “Border Ruffians” Were mostly motivated by racism and anger about what they saw as Northern overreach Anti-Slavery fighters, from all over the country, were called “Free Soilers or Free Staters” Were mostly abolitionists

Henry Beecher Ward Beecher’s Bibles

Bleeding Kansas In May of 1856 Senator Charles Sumner delivered an intense anti-slavery speech South Carolina Senator Andrew Butler got it particular bad in this speech Charles Sumner

“Crimes Against Kansas” "The senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight with sentiments of honor and courage. Of course he has chosen a mistress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight -- I mean the harlot, slavery. For her his tongue is always profuse in words."

The Sumner Beating Butler’s nephew Preston Brooks beat Summers unconscious with a cane

The Sumner Beating Brooks was not expelled from the House of Representatives He resigned and then was reelected in a special election less than 2 months later He would die in 1857 of croup(a repertory infection)

Bleeding Kansas Bellwork Why did pro-slavery/anti-slavery move to Kansas? Influence the popular sovereignty vote What is the craziest event that happened during Bleeding Kansas that you read about? Answers Vary