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Kansas-Nebraska Act Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Allowed for “popular sovereignty” in the territories Popular sovereignty: political doctrine which stated that the people who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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Page 1: Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois  Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska  Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820  Allowed for “popular

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Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Allowed for “popular sovereignty” in the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)

Page 2: Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois  Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska  Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820  Allowed for “popular
Page 3: Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois  Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska  Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820  Allowed for “popular

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

Page 4: Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois  Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska  Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820  Allowed for “popular

Border Ruffians In Kansas

Page 5: Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois  Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska  Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820  Allowed for “popular

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