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Bleeding Kansas

Bleeding Kansas. Kansas Territory. Nebraska Act passes in May 1854 Divided territory in two Missouri compromise repeated in the territory Established popular sovereignty. Bleeding Kansas. March 1855 Kansas has enough people to hold an election for becoming a territory

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Bleeding Kansas

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  1. Bleeding Kansas

  2. Kansas Territory • Nebraska Act passes in May 1854 • Divided territory in two • Missouri compromise repeated in the territory • Established popular sovereignty

  3. Bleeding Kansas • March 1855 Kansas has enough people to hold an election for becoming a territory • “Border ruffians” cross border and voted illegally. Won false majority for proslavery • Est. government at Lecompton for proslavery • Anti slavery government est. at Topeka

  4. Sack of Lawrence • Antislavery created Lawrence called traitors • 800 men raided Lawrence on May 21, 1856 • Burn down abolitionist HQ, destroy printing presses and sack houses.

  5. Pottawatomie Massacre • John brown- abolitionist thought god wanted him to fight slavery • May 24th His followers attacked proslavery Pottawatomie creek hacked five men's hands off then killed them. • Triggered incidents through out Kansas 200 some people killed • John brown then fled from kansas.

  6. Bibliography • http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-bleedingkansas.html • http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/kansas.html • http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=702626&imageID=813406&total=1&num=0&word=Quantrill%2C%20William%20Clarke%2C%201837-1865&s=3&notword=&d=&c=&f=2&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&imgs=20&pos=1&e=w&print=small

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