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Bell Work for Wednesday, March 12. Get your workbook. Turn to page 217. We will be discussing the assignment from yesterday. Compromise of 1850. Kansas-Nebraska Act. Missouri Compromise. Compromise of 1850. Kansas-Nebraska Act. Missouri Compromise. California admitted as a free state - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.