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1 Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) and John Brown
APUSH DAY 38 “The Crisis of the Union”

2 What is “popular sovereignty?”
Warm Up (11/25) How were the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of different? What is “popular sovereignty?”

3 Why Kansas and Nebraska?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas (Illinois) wants the transcontinental (cross country) railroad to pass through his state He introduced the “Kansas-Nebraska Act” in This Act: Added two new territories to the United States: Kansas and Nebraska Stated slavery would be determined by popular sovereignty in these two territories (assumed Nebraska would be free and Kansas would be slave) Repealed the Missouri Compromise

4 Kansas and Nebraska Act (1854)

5 Effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Transcontinental Railroad starts in Illinois Settlers from the North and South move to Kansas 1855: Elections are held in Kansas 1,500 legal voters Thousands of Missourians enter Kansas to push the votes to 6,000 Kansas legalizes slavery Furious, the Northern states stop enforcing the Fugitive Slave law

6 “Bleeding Kansas” and John Brown
Abolitionist Involved in the Underground Railroad Moved to Kansas to support the anti-slavery cause Responded to violence by pro-slavery men by organizing the murder of five proslavery settlers: Pottowatomie Creek Massacre

7 John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
Brown planned a raid on a federal arsenal He wanted to distribute weapons to slaves Action failed. Brown and his men were mostly captured or killed within 36 hours Brown was ultimately hanged

8 Abraham Lincoln called Brown a “misguided fanatic.”
John Brown Abraham Lincoln

9 John Brown Timeline

10 Today’s Inquiry Question: Was John Brown a “misguided fanatic?”
Process: Read the documents and “loosely apply” APPARTS (circle author and date, underline main ideas, answer question) Write a mild, medium, or spicy paragraph in response to the question. Mild = One piece of evidence from the documents Medium = Two pieces of evidence from the documents Spicy = Two pieces of evidence + additional content info

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