Steven A. Douglass
Who was Stephen A. Douglass?
Author of the Kansas Nebraska Act, lawyer and Senator from Illinois who lost in the 1860 election to Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Created by Douglass, the Kansas Nebraska Act allowed for the territories of Nebraska and Kansas to decide if they want to enter as a free or slave state.
Who opposed the Kansas Nebraska Act?
The North opposed the act.
What happens because of the Kansas Nebraska Act ?(the event occurred in Kansas)
Bleeding Kansas
When was the Act signed?
May 30, 1854
Why did Stephen A. Douglas sponsor the act?
He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in what?
Collapse of the Whig Party
Why did the North oppose the act?
It repealed the Missouri Compromise
An act of violence where pro-slavery forces sought out anti-slavery members to punish them for treason.
Bleeding Kansas
When was the act signed into law?
May 30, 1854
Who defeated Douglas in the 1860 presidential election?
Abe Lincoln
Because of the act, what party was created?
Republican
Besides the North, who opposed the act?
The Republican Party
Besides Bleeding Kansas what else happened ?
The Whig Party collapsed
who Signed the act?
Franklin Pierre
What happened to Douglas after the debate?
re-election of Stephen Douglas to the Illinois state legislature in 1859
What act did the Kansas Nebraska Act replace?
Missouri Compromise
Of everyone we’ve talked about who else would oppose?
Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Seward
How did the Kansas Nebraska Act lead to the Civil War?
The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed these states to determine whether they would be slave states or not. They did this through voting. Because of this, the “Border Ruffians” terrorized anti-slavery settlers, to intimidate them into voting to be a slave state. These battles over the slavery debate eventually led to the Civil War.
Who proposed the act?
Steven A. Douglas
T/F because of his act, the country was split and through the events lead to the civil war
F
Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under terms of what?
The Missouri compromise
Who would not oppose?
The south, Douglass, pro slavery
What did this lead to?
Bleeding Kansas, Lincoln’s election as president, the south seceding, civil war
how Did it cause tension?
Those from the North generally opposed slavery in Kansas. Election fraud, intimidation, and some violence resulted, when the two sides began to contest the territory. ... The turmoil in Kansas contributed to the growing tension between the North and the South, which eventually led to the outbreak of the Civil War.