The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding Kansas
Tim Rues discussed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the events that were included in "Bleeding Kansas."
Description
Tim Rues discussed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the events that were included in "Bleeding Kansas."
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why was the territory of Kansas significant nationally?
- Explain the Kansas-Nebraska act. What was the lawmakers' hope in this legislation?
- Why was the equilibrium in the Senate important to keeping the nation together?
- Describe the events of Bleeding Kansas. Why do you think Mr. Rues describes Bleeding Kansas as a "Pre-Civil War?"
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Abolitionism
- Bleeding Kansas
- Civil War
- John Brown
- Kansas-nebraska Act