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Senator Stephen Douglas Chairman on the committee on territories. He proposed to organize the territory west of Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

Union Pacific Railroad Railroad companies were eager to start operations in the new territory Wanted RR to extend Chicago- California. Offered land at cheap prices to attract people to move west

Douglas’ Proposal 1854-Organize the tens of millions of acres of farmland as the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Passed in the House- 107 to 49 Against in the Senate- 23 to 17 Repeal Missouri Compromise Popular sovereignty

Violence in Congress

Caning of Sumner

1854 Map of the United States

1854 map of the United States

Sacking of Lawrence May 1856 – 800 slavery supporters attacked the town of Lawrence, the antislavery capital.

John Brown John Brown retaliates He vowed to, “strike terror in the hearts of the proslavery people” He believed God had chosen him to end slavery. He and his 4 sons kill 5 supporters of slavery. Never arrested for these murders. Northerners support his actions.

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Bleeding Kansas More violence follows Kansas known as “Bleeding Kansas” or the Civil War in Kansas October 1856 the new territorial Governor used 1300 federal troops to stop the fighting.