The Louisiana Purchase Of Kansas

In 1854, the argument over slavery appeared in Congress again when Stephen A. Douglas introduced the Compromise of 1850. Kansas and Nebraska would become free states because of where they are located, north of 36’30’N latitude. If they both became free states, the balance would be broken. Douglas knew southerners would object to this so he let the people in each territory vote on it to be a free or slave state so he introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This is called popular sovereignty when the people get to decide on an issue.

In 1854 another problem arose which resulted in Congress passing the Kansas-Nebraska Act which repealed the Missouri Compromise, this act was introduced by Stephen A. Douglas a chairman of Committee on Territories, this act allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to choose rather they wanted slavery in their boundary or not through the power of popular sovereignty, the Pro-slavery settlers won the election but were charged with accusations that they cheated, in order to make sure that the vote was right they ordered a re-election but the Pro-slavery refused and the refusal resulted into a battle. John Brown an Anti-slavery leader who believed that he was sent here by god to kill anyone who was pro-slavery. He led the anti-slavery force which gained the nickname “Bleeding Kansas”. The fight was soon stopped, and a final election was held, this time the anti-slavery settlers won the vote and was announced that Kansas would become a free state in 1861. In conclusion the Compromises and Acts may have had their flaws but it they some how manage to solve the slavery issues.

Many Northerners were infuriated when Congress eliminated the Missouri Compromise and passed on the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The act allowed each territory to settle the issue of slavery based on popular sovereignty (The Kansas-Nebraska). In other words, people were allowed to decide for themselves to determine what was best for their state. By repealing the Missouri Compromise, the North fear that it will enable slavery into areas that have been free for years. However, once Congress passed the law, numerous of pro-slavery and antislavery groups began rushing into Kansas(Chapter 15, 443). Their primary goal was to get in as many votes as possible which will determine if Kansas legislature support or ban slavery. In the final results, Kansas laws

uring the years 1789 through 1816 (the time known as the Launching of a New Nation) the United States had to build their way up to where they are today. There were 2 political parties forming with polar opposite views. which set up a way the government is like today. The United States expand West through war and settlements made with other foreign countries. The first four presidents set a precedent on how the county is ran and it is has still been followed for the past few centuries. Although, the Embargo Act ruined the relation with France, the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812, strengthen the economic and political system.

Some southerners saw a possibility to use the act to get slavery legalized in some territories, like Kansas. The Kansas territory that bordered on Missouri was a slave state. As a territory, law enforcement was inconsistent in Kansas. Missourians interested in spreading slavery traveled just across the border, set up their own territorial government with a constitution that permitted slavery, and then demanded that Washington instantly recognize it. President Bucnanan, a Pennsylvanian, wanted to admit Kansas as a slave state. Congress refused, and most observers agree that the Kansas election results were the result of Missourians who voted early and often. As usual, most northerners were against any slave act. The Missouri Compromise of 1820

During the first century of its independent existence, the U.S. focused on expanding its borders. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the purchase of Alaska from Russia are prime examples of this (Nash 585). The expansion of American territory lead to an increase in both the number of factories and farms throughout the country. This in turn led to America going from fourth place in the manufacturing world to first in the thirty year span between 1870 and 1900, the number of factories doubled and the worth of farm output tripled. By 1914 the overall value of American exports was worth $2.5 billion (Nash 588).

I believe that the Louisiana purchase helped Kansas because it gave us land and it helped us double in size in Kansas. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were going on an expedition to find a waterway from Kansas to the Mississippi River. When they got back from Kansas they said it was lush and beautiful (The Kansas Journey pg 75). After Lewis and Clark got back, Zebulon Pike went to explore Kansas. Pike explored the middle of Kansas and said Kansas was a dessert (The Kansas Journey, Pg. 77).

This meant that there was a possibility of there being slavery in the new territories based on the decision of the people in those territories. This would allow for the spread of slavery which in turn would expand the slave trade helping slaveholders in the South. Popular sovereignty increased sectionalism instead of reducing it. In Kansas, the vote for slavery was bombarded by people who did not live in the state causing an incorrect evaluation of what the people wanted. This led to the creation of a second illegal government and fighting between the two different governments. This fight was so bad that Kansas became known as "Bleeding Kansas".

A leading example of the struggles of slavery in the western states was the struggle over slavery in Kansas. Document F depicts a political cartoon basically stating that Stephen Douglas, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan all attempted intentionally or unintentionally to spread slavery to the West. Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in which the Midwest Nebraska territory would be divided into two states Kansas and Nebraska and the issue of slavery would be determined by in state vote known as "popular sovereignty". Franklin Pierce aided with the signing of the bill. The results upon this bill was harsh fighting between pro-slavery supporters and non-slavery supporters in Kansas over this issue. It also led to the non-reelection of Pierce and the end to the Whig party, along with the introduction of the sectional Republican party, who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. An attempt at forcing slavery into

The Louisiana Purchase today, is considered one of the greatest things an acting president has ever done. However, when Jefferson did buy the territory, it was viewed by many of his fellow Republicans as Federalistic, and an act of viewing the Constitution very loosely. Many claimed that he was abandoning his political principles, which he had fought for so strongly in the past. However, amid all the claims of his betrayal of his political principles by buying the territory without consulting congress, it is clear that he didn’t abandon them, because he did it for an agrarian expansion, and because he believed that it was best for Americans. Both of these reasons are two of the main ideals of the Republican

Were Jefferson and Madison able to settle the continuous disputes in the United States? The United States was facing many problems after the presidency of Washington and Adams. The problems included: debt, Spain’s westward expansion, the Constitution, confrontations with Britain and France, and political parties. Jefferson and Madison dealt with unresolved problems by Jefferson’s new course for government, the Louisiana Purchase, and the War of 1812 (Britain).

This act allowed people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to make their own decision regarding whether to allow slavery within the borders. This resulted in a rush of pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers to vote for the election there. Settlers that favored slavery seemed to have more votes which cause the people against slavery to call it a fraud. Much violence and bloodshed resulted soon after as many people died. President Franklin pierce sent troops in to stop the violence and congress decided to not recognize it as a state. Later, however, people against slavery outnumbered other settlers and Kansas was admitted into the union in 1861, just before the start of the Civil

They also saw the law as something that enacted the crime of kidnapping and also as something that wasn’t covered in the Constitution. The whole compromise led to the rapid settlement of Kansas and Nebraska because the Compromise of 1850 led to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This rapid settlement was because in both Kansas and the Nebraska the issue over slavery would be determined by popular sovereignty. This rapid settlement led to Bleeding Kansas where a series of violent events occurred. Both sides of Slavery fought for control over the state of the Kansas Territory. The Democrats tried to force slavery upon free soilers who came to not allow slavery in Kansa because it was a new territory (Document F). This action showed great division in the union because of the differing views of Slavery and the constitutionality of many decisions.

“One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” does that sound familiar? If so, it is because nearly everyone in America knows these words like the back of their hand. However, most do not consider their importance. These words are a part of the Pledge of Allegiance. Pay attention to the beginning, “one nation,” a nation that changed significantly with the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase added 828,000 square miles which doubled the land area of the United States (history.com 1). The importance of the Louisiana Purchase can be best appreciated by understanding why this purchase was considered significant to the United States, why France agreed to sell such a sizable amount of land, and how the Louisiana Purchase changed the United States forever.

What was known as Louisiana Territory extended from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west, and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian outskirt in the north. Part or all of 15 states were in the long run made from the land bargain, which is viewed as a standout amongst the most critical accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson's administration. The Louisiana Purchase had added tremendous new regions to the U.S.A., and a choice must be made about which regions would be slave-states and which would be free-states. At the point when the Missouri domain came up for confirmation, Congress decided that it could be a slave-state, on condition that there were no more slave-states North of the parallel that denoted