bleeding kansas

    From 1855 to 1859, Kansans fought an aggressive guerrilla war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces called Bleeding Kansas which greatly pushed towards and ultimately started the Civil War. Because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act many southerners were committed to making Kansas a slave state. On May 21, 1856 hundreds of brutes crossed the border between Missouri and Kansas to enter Lawrence where they caused chaos. They set fire to buildings and destroyed the printing press of an abolitionist newspaper. 

    This blurb was my slide of the powerpoint on events considered anti-civil rights. This large movement, Bleeding Kansas, of opposition against civil rights and pressure largely pushed the start of the war. All of the events my group reported on were influential anti civil rights historical occurrences. It was intriguing to see how many of our events are connected and trigger other events. An example is how one of my group mates covered the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which directly led to Bleeding Kansas (my event). It was a cool connection to make and in return point out to the class during the presentation. 
  

 I believe this was my favorite of all our presentation opportunities. I truly enjoyed getting to create a powerpoint slide on a specific event and being able to present it. I found it fun being able to connect all of my team’s events. I much prefer extensive knowledge on one topic than intermediate knowledge on many. I also believe I learned best from this exercise. I believe this because the constant switching of people presenting the information helped me separate and comprehend each event. I also believe being able to have a deep enough comprehension to present a topic is obvious proof of one’s understanding of it.

Works Cited:

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. "Bleeding Kansas". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/event/Bleeding-Kansas-United-States-history. Accessed 16 February 2022.