By: Ana Rodriguez, Shinasty Mixon

Bleeding Kansas also known as the Border War

Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent events, involving anti-slavery Free-Stater’s and pro-slavery

BLEEDING KANSAS

The term "Bleeding Kansas" was coined by Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken

opponent of slavery.

BLEEDING KANSAS

To abolitionists and other Free-Staters, who desired Kansas to be admitted to the Union as a free state, they were collectively known

as Border Ruffians

BLEEDING KANSAS

During this conflict a question remained of whether Kansas would enter as a free State or a Slave State.

Kansas, situated on the American Great Plains, became the 34th state on January 29, 1861.

QUESTIONS

The issue of slavery between Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by a vote from the people of the state.

Two groups were organized to influence their votes.

The Compromise of 1820 stated that Kansas and Nebraska would remain free states!

The Kansas-Nebraska Act had allowed the people residing in the Kansas Territory to decide for

themselves whether or not to permit slavery. Some Southerners hoped to make Kansas a slave state,

hoping to reduce the North's advantage in the United States Senate. Many Northerners intended to

prevent slavery at all costs. Three distinct political groups occupied Kansas: pro-slavers, free-staters

and abolitionists. Violence broke out immediately between these opposing factions and continued until

1861 when Kansas entered the Union as a free state on January 29th. less than three

months before the Battle of Fort Sumter which began the Civil War.

KANSAS AND NEBRASKA

In the year of 1855

1855

1855 the battle begins

WAR

John Brown

SENT FROM GOD

Senator Charles Sumner

CHARLES

Dread Scott

CASE

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