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May 30th 1854: Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed

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May 30th 1854: Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed

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Kansas-Nebraska Act passed, having the Kansas people choose whether it will be a slave

Kansas Land was similar to Missouri's land, which was a slave state

A Kansas civil war started between those who were pro-slavery and anti-slavery

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1854: 1,700 Men Arrive in Kansas/ Border Ruffians

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1854: 1,700 Men Arrive in Kansas/ Border Ruffians

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Senator David Atchison of Missouri sends 1,700 men to Kansas to push for pro-slavery. These men were the Border Ruffians who threatened to use violence against those that were anti-slavery.

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Spring of 1856: Pro-Slavery Judge Samuel Lecompte wanted members of the anti slavery government to be indicted of treason

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Spring of 1856: Pro-Slavery Judge Samuel Lecompte wanted members of the anti slavery government to be indicted of treason

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- The pro slavery forces attacked anti slavery members
- Republicans were introducing bills to make Kansas a free state, and Democrats were introducing bills to make Kansas a slave state
- Republicans were strongly expressing their views on slavery in newspapers, persuading others that slavery is evil
- This led to the attacks on Lawrence with two newspaper offices being destroyed, with the printing presses thrown into nearby rivers    - Homes and shops of anti-slavery members were burned and looted
- The final act of the raid was a cannonshot towards the free state hotel which smashed it into pieces
- The event shook the country, but with all of the conflict neither party could get enough of a support over the other

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- Charles Sumner was a abolitionist with pride also was the leader of the Republican Party
- Sumner declared Butler was a stupid and idiotice person at one of his speeches
- During the time people had to protect their family name and after Sumner making fun of Butler his cousin Brooks to matters into his own hands
- Brooks walked into senate chambers and striked Sumner over the head multiple times with hid gold ended cane
- Brooks was charged with a $300 dollar fine for assault and he returned to South Carolina and there he was praised and reelected because of his actions
- But Sumner on the other hand could not participate in the senate for a couple of years from his injuries

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May 24th 1856: Pottawatomie Creek Massacre

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May 24th 1856: Pottawatomie Creek Massacre

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John Brown sought revenge after the Sack of Lawrence

Brown was furious due to the fact that the people of Lawrence had chosen not to fight

Brown was not a pacifist leader and fought to send a message. He told his followers after the sack of Lawrence that they must “Fight fire with fire” and that the pro-slavery activists will be fearing them

Three days after the Lawrence affair (May 24), Brown and 7 other people set out at night for vengeance.

They were armed with different types of weapons like guns, knives, etc.

Pottawatomie Creek, a pro-slavery town, was where Brown and his men attacked

Brown’s group caught innocent civilians and hacked at their heads with weapons, even murdering two sons of a pro-slavery activist

Sack of Lawrence was on May 21st while the massacre was on the 24th

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In response to the violence at Fort Scott, a Peace convention was held. Afterward, many laws favoring pro-slavery and against anti-slavery were passed. Non-residents of Kansas could vote in the practice of popular sovereignty, which would consist of many pro-slavery travelers.