Bleeding Kansas Timeline

March 3, 1820

Missouri Compromise: Maine became its own state and was a free state. Every state execpt for missouri above the 36,30 line would be a free state. Missouri entered the US as a slave state. Its was called a compromise because people were arguing over which states should be free and which should be slave states and people could not decide.

Januaury 29, 1850

Compromise of 1850: California entered the U.S as a free state. It was on both sides of the line so people didn't know whether for it to be free or slave.

May 30, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska Act: In the Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas and Nebraska both entered as free states. The act abolished the 36, 30 line established by the Missouri Compromise. North staters hated the act but southerners liked it.

May 30, 1854

June 29,1854

Andrew Reeder Appointed Governor:

President Franklin pierce made him the governor of kansas. He was pro slavery and only ran as governor for a year.

June 29,1854

1855

James Lane Brings Settlers to Kansas: James lane was anti slavery and hated the pro-slavery people he lived with in missouri. So he took about 400 free staters to Kansas in an attempt to free Kansas. He was a Lawyer and helped Kansas become a free state with his men.

1855

March 30, 1855

Bogus legislature meets for the first time: The Bogus Legislature was Kansas’s first governing body. It was called the Bogus Legislature because some free staters thought it was bad.

March 30, 1855

November 21, 1855

Wakarusa War : The Wakarusa War was a small battle or a skirmish. The battle took place near Lawrence.

November 21, 1855

November 21, 1856

Samuel Jones Attacks Lawrence for the First Time: Samuel Jones and his men held Lawrence under siege for a week. He and his men burnt down homes and buildings.

November 21, 1856

May 24, 1856

Pottawatomie Massacre:John brown and his son and some other men committed the pottawatomie massacre but John arranged it. They killed five pro-slavery people in pottawatomie creek.

May 24, 1856

March 6, 1857

Dred Scott Decision was Passed by the Supreme Court: The Dred Scott Decision said that even if a slave escaped to a free state they were still property.

March 6, 1857

May 19, 1858

Marias Des Cygnes Massacre: Anti-slavery or free staters were kidnapped by pro slavery forces. They were then taken to a ravine and shot after they were kidnapped. Five were killed and five others were injured. One escaped by playing dead.

May 19, 1858

June 7, 1859

Wyandotte Constitutional Convention: In the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention there were 17 Democrats and 35 republicans. They debated on how only white men could vote. Women gained a little power from this.

June 7, 1859

December 2, 1859

John Brown was Hung: John Brown was charged for raiding harpers ferry and killing five people in the Pottawatomie Massacre. He was hung for both of these crimes.

December 2, 1859

November 6, 1860

Lincoln is Elected President: No states became free or slave.

November 6, 1860

December 20, 1860

South Carolina Secedes: Other states followed in South Carolina's footsteps after they seceded. The states made their own rules instead of following the government's.

December 20, 1860

January 29, 1861

Kansas Becomes a State: Kansas becomes a state: Kansas became the United State’s 34th state officially on January 29, 1861.

January 29, 1861

August 21, 1863

Quantrills Raid on Lawrence: The attack happened during the Civil war by a group known as Quantrill’s raiders. The government responded by issuing order 11.

August 21, 1863

October 25, 1864

Battle of Mine Creek: The Battle of Mine Creek happened on the banks of Mine Creek. 2,500 soldiers died in the battle and the United Union won the battle due to them having superior numbers.

October 25, 1864

May 9, 1865

End of Civil War:The United Union ended up winning the Civil War. We no longer have slavery and it is now illegal.

May 9, 1865