APUSH Kansas-Nebraska Act/"Bleeding Kansas"

Law that allowed for popular sovereignty (people living in an area could decide if slavery would be allowed or not. Devised by Stephen Douglas) in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.Kansas would be slave and Nebraska would be freeOverturned the Missouri CompromiseMany in the north were upset that the Missouri Compromise was being overturnedHelped lead to the creation of the Republican Party

Free-soil cityBurned by pro-slavery individualsShowed the tensions in Kansas over popular sovereignty and slavery

Sumner (abolitionist/senator from MA) gave a political speech criticizing Butler (senator from SC)Brooks was a relative of Butler and wanted to defend the honor of the south, so he attacked sumner at his desk with a cane, knocking Sumner unconsciousShowed deep tensions in Congress between the North and the South

John Brown and his followers kill 5 pro-slavery individuals as revenge for Lawrence and the caning of SumnerBrown and his followers leave Kansas to avoid a trial

Kansas was applying for statehoodVoters could vote for a constitution with or without slavery (HOWEVER if they voted for a constitution without slavery, slaves that were already in Kansas could stay and be slaves)Free-soiled refused to voteLater, KS entered as a free state

Democrats split on sectional linesLincoln wins the election of 1869Civil war begins shortly after lincoln's election