Bell Work for Wednesday, March 12

Bell Work for Wednesday, March 12

• Get your workbook. Turn to page 217.

• We will be discussing the assignment from yesterday.

Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act

Maine admitted as a free state

Missouri admitted as a slave state

Slavery banned in territories North of 36’30 parallel

California admitted as a free state

Slave trade banned in Washington, DC

New territories could decide for themselves if slavery was legal there through a vote

Fugitive Slave Act

Unorganized territory becomes Kansas and Nebraska

Slavery decided by a vote

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Stephen Douglas suggests Unorganized Territory become territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

Problem: Both are NORTH of the Missouri Compromise Line.

Solution: Popular Sovereignty

Popular sovereignty is allowing the people to decide.

• Missourians cross state line to vote illegally in election

• 3,000 people live in Kansas – 8,000 votes are cast

• Result: 39 legislators elected. 36 support slavery.

• Slavery is made legal in Kansas.

Border ruffians were Missourians who traveledin armed groups to cross the border and vote.

Jayhawker: People in against who were against slavery. Their capital was Lawrence, KS, where the University of Kansas is today.

Rival proslavery and antislavery governments existed in Kansas.

May 1856: slavery supporters attack Lawrence, sacking the town and throwing the whole state into violence.

Conflict in Kansas

Abolitionist John Brown – led 7 men to a pro-slavery camp and killed 5 men and boys.

" Bleeding Kansas" caused over 200 deaths.