Bleeding Kansas
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- Missouri Compromise of 1820
- No slavery, haha
- Compromise of 1850
- Slavery or no slavery?
- Compromise of 1850
- I want slaves!
- Popular Sovereignty
- North
- South
- The Missouri Compromise of 1820 closed all territory North of the 36°30' these territories would later be recognized as Nebraska and Kansas. It was understood that this territory would be closed to slavery as it was North of the 36°30.
- Bleeding Kansas
- New Mexico and Utah territories were organized in the Mexican Cession based on popular sovereignty, where congress passes the slavery question to settlers. Later on, the Kansas-Nebraska Act developed western lands and repealed the Missouri Compromise causing a National Controversy,
- Caning of Charles Summer
- Proslavery and antislavery settlers rushed into the territory to create a majority for their sides. Some proslavery were called "Border Ruffians" who crossed the Missouri Border for the election. As a result, violent confrontations began between the settlers.
- Kansas Admitted as Free-State
- I HEREBY DECLARE KANSAS A FREE-STATE
- The "Bleeding Kansas" confrontations escalated, proslavery settlers were armed and committed several violent acts. The violence in Kansas continued for several years killing dozens of people.
- Support no slavery!@#
- MY HOUSE!!!
- Caning of Charles Sumner became a polarizing incident, as Northerners condemned Preston Brooks as a violent Southern slaveholder. Southern supporters sent canes to Brooks in appreciation for his efforts to beat up the abolitionist senator with a cane.
- Don't insult my state, you North trash.
- NO PLEASE!!@
- Kansas was admitted into the Union as a free state on January 29, 1861. Pro-slavery settlers drafted a constitution that would have established Kansas as a slave state. The Lecompton Constitution was blocked by the free-state majority in the House of Representatives.
- YEEESSSSS!!!
- North
- South
- NOOOOOOO!!!
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