We are going to look at a handout from Don't Know Much About History (Zachary Taylor to Lincoln).
Things you will need to know:
The Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott Case
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown and Harper's Ferry
Presidents 12-16
1. Why was Stephen Douglas determined to get the Kansas and Nebraska territories organized?
2. Why were Southerners opposed to the bill?
3. What is Stephen Douglas's answer to the issue of slavery in these territories?
4. Who is the lawyer that comes out of political retirement to fight against Douglas and this act?
5. Why do you think Northern Congressmen voted in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act even though it would allow slavery to spread?
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