proposed by stephen douglas of illinois created the territories of kansas & nebraska repealed...
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Allowed for “popular sovereignty” in the
territories
Popular sovereignty: political doctrine which stated that the people who lived in a region should determine for themselves the nature of their government (whether or not to have slavery)
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Bleeding Kansas
The term “Bleeding Kansas” was used by newspapers to describe the violence (200 dead, $2 million in property damage
1st battleground between those for slavery and those who opposed it
Border ruffians: armed Missourians who voted illegally in Kansas to help elect a pro-slavery legislature
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Border Ruffians In Kansas
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John Brown & the Raid on Harpers Ferry
Fervent abolitionist who led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He hoped by
arming slaves, he could lead an insurrection against
slaveholders.
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Harpers Ferry, Virginia