Bloody+Kansas

Perspectives:

-Jane [Perspective of a Southerner] -Max perspective of a slave -Steven Perspective of a Northerner]

** BRIEF SUMMARY ** The Bleeding Kansas, which lasted from 1854-1861, was a disturbing time in Kansas territory. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 separated Kansas and Nebraska, and opened the land to settlement. This allowed the residents to vote whether Kansas would enter Union as a free or slave state. Sometimes referred to as the Border War, it involved the violent conflict between anti-slavery and pro-slavery. During this violent time in history, murder, mayhem, destruction, and psychological warfare became common in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas.



Bloody Kansas played significant role in the history of United States because it was able to question the authority of the government and its necessities of slavery. Although this event mostly took place around Kansas territory, its cruel violence and destruction was able to set up an example of how corrupted the idea of slavery can get.

Information: http://www.nps.gov/archive/fosc/bleeding.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Kansas Pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:John_Brown_Painting.JPG http://www.travelks.com/images/Event/1929-Forcing%20Slavery.jpg