PPT-Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

Divided Nebraska Territory in 2 Nebraska and Kansas territories Popular sovereignty will decide if slavery will exist in each of these territories Is this a fair compromise What legal or Congressional problem do you notice with the KansasNebraska Act. Chapter 15, Section 3. Kansas-Nebraska Act. 1854 Stephen Douglas of Illinois introduced a bill to set up a government for the Nebraska Territory. Stretched from Texas, north to Canada and Missouri west to the Rocky Mountains.. Part 3. Bloodshed in Kansas. In the mid-1850’s pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces battled for control of Kansas. One observer described an election day in Kansas:. “On the morning of the election, before the polls were opened, some 300 or 400 Missourians and others were collected in the yard…where the election was to be held, armed with bowie-knives, revolvers, and clubs. They said they came to vote, and whip the…Yankees, and would vote without being sworn. Some said they came to fight, and wanted one.”. Was the United States a house of cards before the Civil War?. Kansas - Nebraska Act - 1854. Author - Stephen A Douglas, Senator - Illinois. Act: Territory of Kansas would be divided into 2 states: Kansas and Nebraska. Kansas-Nebraska Act. Compromise of 1850-. the . territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would be organized without mention of slavery. . Regarding . Washington, the slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, although slavery would still be permitted. . Today’s Essential Question: How did . the slavery . debate lead to acts of violence in the 1850s?. Vocabulary. debate. . – discussion or argument. fugitive. – one who runs away or . escapes. popular. did the conflict over the Kansas-Nebraska Act deepen the north-south divide?. Do Now: What was the main message behind Uncle Tom’s Cabin?. Part I:. Part II:. Part III:. Part IV:. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854). Bleeding Kansas. United States in 1850. 1854 -Kansas and Nebraska want to join the Union.. Kansas-Nebraska Act. How would we resolve it?. Kansas-Nebraska Act. The . Kansas–Nebraska Act. of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820.. Road. to. Secession. The Missouri Compromise, 1820. –1821. Compromise of 1850. Compromise of 1850. Admit California as a free state. Divide Mexican Cession into Utah and New Mexico - allow settlers to decide on slavery via Popular Sovereignty. Missouri Compromise. Created in 1820 by Senator Clay. Missouri joined as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Missouri Compromise line at 36 30. All territories above this line except Missouri will be FREE. Section 2. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Required all citizens to help catch runaways.. If you aided a fugitive you could be fined or imprisoned.. The law divided the North and South even more. More northerners take a stand against slavery. . Ms. . Bolognini. Kansas-Nebraska Act. Kansas-Nebraska Act 5 W’s. Who. : Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois . What. : . Nebraska Territory to be spilt into two: Nebraska Territory in the north and Kansas Territory in the south. Do Now: Grab a worksheet and do the “Do Now” . Homework: . Finish Worksheet from Friday . Period 5: . QUIZ ON . WEDNESDAY. . Period6 & 7. : . QUIZ ON . THURSDAY. Mr. . Collison will give you a study guide today. America's Era of Expansion and Reform: America under Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. ” and answer the . 5 video quiz questions. at the end. Study Guide: Fill in information for the following items on your study guide:. Essential. Question. What impact did the Fugitive Slave Act have on the slavery debate?. Focus Questions. What could happen to people accused of being fugitives under the Fugitive Slave Act?. Why did Northerners resent the Fugitive Slave Act?.