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New Things I Learned:
1. Settlers in a territory were able to decide whether or not they wanted slavery in that land, this was called Popular Sovereignty.
2. The congress made it that balck man could never be citizens of the U.S. like other people living there.
3. John Brown was a man who tried to lead a slave rebellion but was caught by the United States Marines and killed for treason.

Things I Was Suprised About:
1. Bleeding Kansas was a very brutal and harsh thing where many died.
2. That a black man was not considered and could not be a citizen.

A Question I Had:
1. How big of a toll did this event make on the Civil War compared to other events in history?

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1. Sovereignty allowed settlers to choose whether to allow slavery or not but this was a direct violation of the Missouri compromise which state that any land north of 36,30 would not allow the practice of slavery.
2. The Kansas-Nebraska act narrowly passed which led to more arguments about  pro and anti-slavery sides.
3. In 1847 Dred Scott tried to sue the supreme court for his freedom but the supreme court ruled that no black man could ever be considered a citizen of the united states.
3. In 1859 a federationist named John Brown gave southern slaves weapons and encouraged them to have a slave rebellion they captured an armory but the marines under general Robert E. Lee took back the armory and John brown was tried and convicted of treason before being sentenced to death.
2.The south feeling that there way of life was in danger started to plot and Lincoln at the time said he feared for the countries piece.
1. The actions that led up to this point caused quite a bit of tension and later led to the civil war.

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1. Sovereignty allowed Settlers of a territory to decide if slavery should be allowed in their state but it violated the Missouri Compromise
2. The Missouri Compromise divided the North States from the Southern States, Northern didn't have any slaves.
3. Congress ruled that black men weren't considered US citizens.
1.  Dred Scott try to sue his owners but the Supreme Court wouldnt allow him
2.People attack each other because of the sovereignty Act and they called it the Kansas bleeding.
1. Were there any other factors other than slavery that started the Civil War

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1. For several years, Bleeding Kansas was the period of violet clashes after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
2. Popular Sovereignty allowed people from the state to vote if the state would be pro-slavery or anti-slavery.
3. The Missouri Compromise divided the north states from the south sates because any states above 36º 30' is a northern state with no slavery.

1. Dred Scott was an African American that tried sue his owners to get freedom but The Supreme Court said that no black man could be a citizen.
2. John Brown organized a raid of federal arsenal and use the weapons to arm southern slaves and to encourage them to lead a slave rebellion. John Brown was caught, tried, convicted for treason and was sentenced to death.

1. Was The Kansas-Nebraska Act the first event to lead towards The Civil War?

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Popular Sovereignty allowed settlers of a territory to decide if slavery should be allowed in their state, but it violated the Missouri Compromise.
Congress ruled that a black man was not considered a U.S. citizen.
John Brown tried to lead a slave rebellion, but was forced to surrender and he was killed.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act barely passed through Congress.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was the cause of many people to die in Bleeding Kansas.

If the Nebraska Territory was so big, why isn't current Nebraska bigger than it is?

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Popular Sovereignty allowed settlers of a territory to decide if slavery should be allowed in their state, but it violated the Missouri Compromise.
Congress ruled that a black man was not considered a U.S. citizen.
John Brown tried to lead a slave rebellion, but was forced to surrender and he was killed.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act barely passed through Congress.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was the cause of many people to die in Bleeding Kansas.
If the Nebraska Territory was so big, why isn't current Nebraska bigger than it is?

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Popular Sovereignty let people choose if they wanted slavery, but it violated the Missouri Compromise.
Dred Scott, a slave, tried to sue his owners for his freedom, he wasn't able to because it was said that no black man was considered a citizen.
John Brown tried to help southern slaves by arming them, but when he tried to get them weapons he was convicted of treason and killed.

Popular Sovereignty caused many problems between Pro and anti slavery people.
People attacked each other in what was called "Bleeding Kansas" because of this act.

Did Kansas and Nebraska choose to have slaves?

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Stephen Douglas wanted the Nebraska territory for a railroad
John Brown created a group of federal arsenal. His goal. To arm slaves and encourage them to start a rebellion
Both John Brown's act and Dred Scott's act contributed to the start of the Civil War

In the new states Kansas and Nebraska, the settlers would vote on slavery
In a case where a salve, Dred Scott, was trying to gain freedom, the Supreme Court ruled that no black man could be considered a citizen of the United States

Did Kansas and Nebraska make up the entire size of the Nebraska territory?

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The Missouri Compromise said that all the land North of 36º 30' could have no slaves
Slaves were armed and encouraged to lead a slave rebellion
Stephen Douglas let new territories decide if they could have slavery by popular sovereignty

People killed in Bleeding Kansas, which was over slaves
A black man stood up for his rights but it was ruled in the Supreme Court that no black man could be a citizen of the U.S.

Was the Kansas Nebraska act start the U.S on the path to the Civil War?

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During the event bloody Kansas over 50 people lost their lives
In the Missouri Compromise it says that everything north of 36º 30' was to be free of slaves
Stephen Douglas wanted to use the Nebraska territory for a railroad system

Supreme Court ruled that no black man could be a citizen of the U.S.
Kansas allowed the settlers to vote on slavery

In what other states was there aggression about slavery during this specific time period?

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Nebraska was created to make a railroad
The new state would be allowed to vote for or against slaverly
This was in actuailty, not allowed

The supreme court once ruled that no black man could be a citizen of the U.S
Many died during bleeding Kansas, the period of violent clashes about slaverly

Where else was there violence about slaverly during this period of time?

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Nebraska was once much larger that it currently is
The States were allowed to vote for legalizing slavery
Both sides wanted each state to be their own so they flocked over hoping to change the outcome

It was ruled that a Black man would not be a US citizen
How aggressive people were to each other during the bleeding of Kansas

Why did the court rule that Dred Scott couldn't be a Us citizen when the declaration of independence stated that all men are equal