Kansas-Nebraska Act by Carrie Baumiller

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Kansas-Nebaska Act

NIKKI BUCCASIO, CARRIE BAUMILLER, KYLI STUMPF.

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The Kansas-Nebraska act was to separate the territories. Senator Stephen Douglas wanted 'people's sovereignty' to choose whether they were a slave free states.

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The north had thought that this was going against the Missouri compromise.This had started a small war outbreak.

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BLEEDING KANSAS

WHY WOULD THEY CHOSE THAT NAME? WHAT HAPPENED?

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Because there was so much blood spilling everywhere in Kansas they named it after what basically happened. Everyone in Kansas was bleeding out.

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Carrie Baumiller