Fast!!
1. In the 1850s, the debate over slavery reached a new height over the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Answer the following questions about the debate over Kansas and Nebraska.
a. How did leaders in the South react when California joined the United States in 1850? Why did they react this way?





b. In 1854, the newest territories being debated for statehood were Kansas and Nebraska. Why did leaders in the North believe they should be admitted as free states? Why did leaders in the South fear this outcome?





2. Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. Answer two questions about the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
a. What were the two main outcomes of the act?




b. What did Douglas hope the Kansas-Nebraska Act would achieve?

3. In response to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Americans from the North and the South traveled to the territories to influence the vote. The violent conflict that resulted is known as "Bleeding Kansas." Put key events from the conflict in order by numbering them 1 through 6.