extension of slavery into the territories

the causes that led to the civil war and differences between the north the west and the south balance of power in the senate extension of slavery into the territories role of abolitionists popular sovereignty the presidental election of 1860(outcome and impact)

kansas nebraska act

both states wer allowed to decide the slavery issue betwixt themselfs

effects of kansas nebraska act

the act served to repeal the missouri compromise of 1820 which prohibated slavery above 36' 30'

the south strongly supported teh free state choices

steve douglas

he proposed the kansas nebraska act or strongly supported it

bleeding kansas

bleeding kansas was the name of the violence between those for slavery and those against it in kansas

around this time the dred scott court decision was made(missouri slave)

    the slave owner from missouri took dred scott into free state

    dred scott thought he was free then cause it was free state

    supreme court said he wasnt free because he was property

work cited

 work cited from: Parachini,lisa

website/book/article Title: class lecture on causes of civil war

city of publication:surprise, Arizona