Chapter 19 (Kansas)
By: Elisha Griffin, Brian King
and
Kathryn Araujo
The North- South Contest for
Kansas
Northerners began to pour into Kansas, and Southerners were
outraged, since they had supported the Compromise of 1850 under
the impression that Kansas would become a slave state.
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Thus, on election day in 1855, hordes of Southerners “border
ruffians” from Missouri flooded the polls and elected Kansas to be a
slave state; free-soilers were unable to stomach this and set up
their own government in Topeka.
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Kansas had to chose between two governments: one illegal (free
government in Topeka) and the other fraudulent (slavery government
in Shawnee).
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In 1856, a group of pro-slavery raiders shot up and burnt
part of Lawrence, thus starting violence.
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Key Terms:
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New England Emigrant Aid Company: Organization created to
facilitate the migration of free laborers to Kansas in order to prevent
the establishment of slavery in the territory.
Kansas in Convulsion:
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Kansas in Convulsion:
-John Brown was dedicated to the abolitionist cause
-“Old Brown” led followers to Pottawatomie Creek they killed
five men because they were supposedly proslavery
-Civil War erupted in Kansas in 1856
-Lecompton Constitution
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-people were not allowed to vote against it only with slavery or without
slavery
-Buchanan agreed with the Lecompton Constitution
-Senator Douglas lost support in the South
-Kansas remained a territory until 1861
-Buchanan divided Democratic Party
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Key Terms:
1. Lecompton Constitution: (1857) proposed Kansas
constitution, whose ratification was unfairly rigged so as
to guarantee slavery in the territory. Initially ratified by
proslavery forces, it was later voted down when Congress
required that the entire constitution be put up for a vote.
Key People:
1. John Brown- radical abolitionist who wanted to abolish
slavery.
“Old Buck” Versus “The
Pathfinder”:
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Buchanan was chosen to run for the
Democratic Party
“Old Buck” Buchanan was mediocre,
irresolute, and confused.
Republican Party leader- “Higher Law”
Seward
Captain John C. Fremont was supposed
to lead the path to the White House
Ireland and German immigrants
organized the Know- Nothing Party
Bully Brooks and his
bludgeon
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In 1856, abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts gave a
provoking speech condemning pro-slavery men. During this speech, Sumner also
personally insulted Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina. Two days later on
May 22, 1856, Butler's nephew, Preston Brooks, beat Sumner with a cane to
unconsciousness. The speech made by Sumner was applauded in the North,
angering the South. The clash between Sumner and Butler showed how violent
and impassioned the Northerners and Southerners were for their cause.
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Key People:
1. John C. Fremont: was an American military officer, explorer,
the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of
president of the U.S., and the first presidential candidate of a
major party to run on a platform opposing slavery.