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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