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Course: US History/Ms. Brown Homeroom:

7th Grade US History Standard # – Do Now – Day #122

Aims: SWBAT explain how Manifest Destiny increased tension between the North and South (as evidenced by the Kansas-Nebraska Act)

DO NOW Directions: Answer the following questions in complete and historically accurate sentences. You must attempt each question, there should be absolutely no blank spaces. Be sure to provide examples and evidence to support your answers.

1. What is your personal goal for US History for the remainder of the school year?

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eighth grade?

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Name ___________________________ Date: ___________________ Homeroom: __________________

I. Vocabulary

Popular Sovereignty: __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Border Ruffian: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

II. The Kansas-Nebraska Act: Historical Context

The slavery debate culminated with the proposal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in late May of 1854, although slavery was not necessarily the only issue at hand. Proposed by Stephen Douglas, the Kansas-Nebraska Act centered on a notion proposed by Douglas, that of “popular sovereignty.” The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned the land which had previously been decided upon by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The act succeeded in dividing the region into two territories, the Kansas Territory (south of the 40th parallel) and the Nebraska Territory (North of the 40th parallel). Slavery was to be decided by the people of the Kansas Territory, hence the notion of popular sovereignty. Slavery was to be prohibited in the Nebraska Territory. Such an act clearly abolished the Missouri Compromise, which called for a complete prohibition of slavery north of the 36 30 latitude line. Douglas’ role in the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act can be seen as an example of his keen compromising skills. The Act was a result of a compromise with southern senators concerning the ever-growing railroad industry. Douglas, senator from Illinois, desired a railroad line to pass through Chicago on its journey to the Pacific Coast. Southern senators, on the other hand, wished the railroad line to begin in New Orleans and continue on to southern California. As a result, Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in exchange for the agreement of the southern Senators to a railroad through Chicago. 1. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act abolish the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

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expansion?

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III. Cause and Effect

Americans believed in Manifest Destiny. Therefore, they wanted to __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________

Stephen Douglas proposed the _______________ Act. This Act said that the people of Kansas and Nebraska would get to ___ on whether their states would be slave or free

The USA buys the _________________________________________________________

The USA acquires more land from __________________. The __________________ and ____________________ disagree over whether this new territory will be _________________________________ or _________________________________.

The Compromise of 1850 is made: a. ______________________________ enters as a free state. b. New Mexico and Utah territories will get to ____________ on whether they will be slave or free c. The __________________________________________ Law is enforced

The ______________________________ Act undoes the ________________________ Compromise. People are upset in both the North and South because they worry other _________________________________ might be undone


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IV. Bleeding Kansas

Kansas now became a testing ground for popular sovereignty. Stephen Douglas hoped that settlers would decide the slavery issue peacefully on Election Day. Instead, pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces sent settlers to Kansas to fight for control of the territory.

Settlers began rushing to Kansas. Most of the new arrivals were farmers from neighboring states. Their main interest in moving to Kansas was cheap land Few of these settlers owned slaves. At the same time, abolitionists brought in more than 1,000 settlers from New England. Pro-slavery settlers moved into Kansas as well. They wanted to make sure that anti-slavery forces did not overrun the territory. Pro-slavery bands from Missouri often rose across the border. These Border Ruffians battled the anti-slavery forces in Kansas.

In 1855, Kansas held elections to choose lawmakers. Hundreds of Border Ruffians crossed into Kansas and voted illegally. They helped elect a pro-slavery legislature. The new legislature quickly passed laws to support slavery. One law said that people could be put to death for helping slaves escape. Another made speaking out against slavery a crime punishable by two years of hard labor.

Anti-slavery settlers refused to accept these laws. They elected their own governor and legislature. With two rival governments, Kansas was in chaos. In 1856, a band of pro-slavery men raided the town of Lawrence, an anti-slavery stronghold. The attackers destroyed homes and smashed the press of an abolitionist newspaper.

John Brown an abolitionist, decided to strike back. Brown had moved to Kansas to help make it a free state. He claimed that God sent him to punish the supporters of slavery. Brown rode with his four sons and two other men to the town of Pottawatomic (Pott – ah – wah – toe – mick) Creek. In the middle of the night, they dragged five pro-slavery settlers from their beds and murdered them. The killings at Pottawatomic Creek sparked more violence. Both sides fought fiercely. By later 1856, more than 200 people had been killed. Newspapers called the territory Bleeding Kansas.

1. How did the Kansas Nebraska Act increase sectional polarization?

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2. How do you think northerners interpreted the situation in Kansas?

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HOMEWORK _____/10 Mastered/Passing/Not Mastered

Confronting the Issue of Slavery: When Missouri applied for statehood, Congress had to confront the problem of the spread of slavery into the territories. Issue 1: Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state Northerners favored/opposed (circle one) this because

Southerners favored/opposed (circle one) this because

The Missouri Compromise Unravels: The issue of slavery continued to divide the nation Issue 2: Some northerners assisted fugitive slaves Northerners tolerated/condemned (circle one) this practice because

Southerners tolerated/condemned (circle one) this practice because

Issue 3: California applied for admission as a free state Northerners favored/opposed (circle one) admitting California as a free state because

Southerners favored/opposed (circle one) admitting California as a free state because

The Compromise satisfies no one: In spite of the Compromise of 1850, the dispute over slavery became increasingly bitter

Issue 4: The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty. Both pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces rushed to the territories to vote Northerners were pleased/unhappy (circle one) about the act because

Southerners were pleased/unhappy (circle one) about this act because


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EXIT TICKET _____/5 Mastered/Passing/Not Mastered

1. “Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri to Enter Union” (1820)

“California Admitted to Union as Free State” (1850) “Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty” (1854) Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

a. enactment of protective tariffs b. extension of slavery c. voting rights for minorities d. universal publication

2. In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

a. Pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups b. Spanish landowners and new American settlers c. Chinese and Irish railroad workers d. Native American Indians and white settlers

3. The Kansas-Nebraska Act decided to decide the slavery question in Nebraska and Kansas by

a. Allowing slavery in Kansas and not Nebraska b. Allowing slavery in Nebraska and not Kansas c. Banning slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska d. Allowing people in Kansas and Nebraska to vote whether they wanted slavery

4. The vote for or against slavery in Kansas sparked violence because

a. Canadians living in Kansas did not want slavery and they attacked the Kansan government

b. Free African Americans in the territory revolted when white Americans tried to enslave them

c. The Senate made Kansas pro-slavery without asking people from Kansas what they wanted

d. Many Missourians voted, which was illegal and unfair

5. What was the affect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on the Missouri Compromise? a. The Kansas-Nebraska Act reversed the fugitive slave law, which made the Missouri

Compromise less balanced and fair toward the south b. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed slavery in land won in the Mexican American war,

which helped keep compromises made in the Missouri Compromise fair c. The Kansas-Nebraska Act would upset the balance between free and Slave states and

brought slavery to an area not allowed in the Missouri Compromise d. The Kansas Nebraska Act had no effect on the Missouri Compromise

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