Bleeding Kansas

The Start of Kansas

• Kansas wanted to join the U.S.A as a state
• Problem, both north and south need to be even in states
• So, U.S. goverment decides people in Kansas will vote 
• It could be north or south
• People flock from both the south and north to have kansas

The start of chaos

• So, when these people met, it got bad
• Pro slavery people bought their guns to Kansas
• These were the first people to get there
• So, Henry Beecher Stowe sends guns for north people
• Now that both are armed, utter CHAOS looks near

Pro slavery idea for ATtack!

• Pro slavery/south people decide to attack Lawrence
• There they will arrest the free soil/north leaders
• However, North leaders in Lawrence hear of this and leave. 
• HA! Pro slavery can't get them now!
• South don't see them there.They BURN THE TOWN INSTEAD!

Sack of Lawrence aftermath.

• One died after this
• Much of  town was burnt down
• Abolitionist John Brown decided now it was time to fight
• Fight fire with fire, and strike terror in the hearts of the south people
• This would bring REVENGE on the pro slavery people. Watch out south!

North's Revenge! Mwahaha!

• May 24, 1856, start of sweet REVENGE!
• John Brown leads a company of 7 along Pottawatomie Creek
•  4 of his company were his own sons. Talk about sticking together!
• Pulled 5 pro slavery people from their homes and killed them
• Became the Pottawatomie Massacare

Aftermath and more chaos

• Ok, pro slavery people don't take this lightly
• All go back and forth on attacks for just Kansas on their side
• The state of Kansas go's into a civil war, but not U.S.
• 200 killed after the month of May
• Eventually, Union win this state and get advantage! YES!

This is just one of many events leading up to not a state war, but a country war. Kansas is no joke now.