Trouble in Kansas The Election of 1852 l

Trouble in Kansas

The Election of 1852 l Franklin Pierce: l Democratic nominee l Winfield Scott: l Whig nominee who was a Mexican War hero

Election of 1852 l Who won the elections: l Pierce in a landslide l Why was the victory so large: l The south didn’t trust Scott because he did not fully support the Comp. of 1850

The Kansas-Nebraska Act l Stephen Douglas: l Illinois Congressman who supported a railroad to the Pacific

Kansas-Nebraska Act l What obstacles held up the plan? l 1. Resistance from Southern Congressman l Solution: l Kansas-Nebraska Act l Agreement: l Southern Congressmen will vote for railroad plan in return for a vote for the Kansa. Nebraska Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act l Kansas-Nebraska Act: l Divided the rest of Louisiana territory into two parts Kansas & Nebraska l Significance: l Popular sovereignty would decide the question of slavery

The Kansas-Nebraska Act l Northern Reaction: l Outraged, Citizens protested and created petitions l Southern Reaction: l Strongly supported by citizens

Kansas-Nebraska Act l May 30 th, 1854” l Bill is passed and signed by Pierce l What happened to the Pacific railroad bill? l It doesn’t pass for another 6 years

Bleeding Kansas l What was the contest? l Antislavery and Proslavery groups rushed to get people to vote in Kansas

Bleeding Kansas l Lecompton territorial legislature: l Was a pro-slavery government l Pass pro-slavery laws l Example: l Anyone caught helping a fugitive slave could be punished by death

Bleeding Kansas l Topeka territorial legislature: l Anti-slavery government

Bleeding Kansas l Sack of Lawrence: l 700 proslavery supporters ransacked the city of Lawrence l John Brown: l Former New Englander who led the Pottawatomie Massacre

Bleeding Kansas l Pottawatomie Massacre: l A retaliation attack by antislavery supporters that killed 5 proslavery men l Bleeding Kansas: l Civil Wars in Kansas

Bleeding Kansas l Charles Sumner: l Massachusetts Senator that criticized proslavery efforts in Kansas l What Senator did he criticize in his speech: l Andrew Butler of South Carolina

Bleeding Kansas l Preston Brooks: l Representative and relative of Butler who attacked Sumner with a cane