Kansas-Nebraska ActKansas-Nebraska Act
What were the results of the What were the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas-Nebraska ActKansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen A.Douglas
Douglas introduced a bill to settle the issue of slavery in the new territories.
Douglas wanted to allow people living in these territories to vote on whether or not to have slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska ActKansas-Nebraska Act•Northerner protested the plan•Allowed slavery in places where it had be outlawed
President Pierce
Senators Fight!Senators Fight!
Charles SumnerMassachusetts
Preston BrooksSouth Carolina
•Sumner gives a two day speech about how Kansas had a great deal of wrong brought against it•Brooks has enough and decided to teach Sumner a lesson
Southerners sent Brooks new canes
•Sumner was beat up until he was unconscious.•Was reelected but seat remained vacant as reminder
Southerners
Northerners
John BrownTensions raise
in Kansas!Pro- Slavery
and Abolitionist fight to kill off one another
OutcomeOutcome
Birth of the Birth of the modern modern Republican PartyRepublican Party
Republicans Republicans were AGAINST were AGAINST SLAVERY!SLAVERY!
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