Bleeding Kansas
Jennifer Lee & Andrew Njo
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations that was between anti-slavery and pro-slavery. It took place in the Kansas Territory and the neighboring towns of the state of Missouri from 1854 to 1861. Majority of the people who lived in Kansas were anti-slavery farmers. Pro-slavery farmers moved into the territory. Slave holding farmers from Missouri tried to vote in the Kansas Election. The main conflict was whether Kansas would allow/outlaw slavery and enter the Union as a slave or free state. The Bleeding Kansas divided the Democratic Party and eventually became one of the factors that led to the Civil War.
Open Violence
John Brown, an abolitionist, came to the Kansas Territory to fight against slavery, which he ended up killed five settlers. He eventually was captured and hanged but he became a martyr for his actions.
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane out of fury after Sumner attempted to ridicule South Carolina Senator Andrew Butler.
John Brown
Bleeding Kansas
Preston Brooks beating Charles Sumner
Citations
Sources:
- "Bleeding Kansas." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2952.html>.
- "Bleeding Kansas." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/bleeding-kansas>.
- "John Brown (abolitionist)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_%28abolitionist%29>.
- "Bleeding Kansas." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Kansas>.