The Kansas-Nebraska Act

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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     The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress on May 30, 1854.  This act applied the concept of popular sovereignty when it came to deciding on whether or not to all slavery within the borders of Kansas and Nebraska. The Act essentially repealled the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.

     The Kansas-Nebraska Act infuriated many Northerners who considered the Missouri Compromise to be a long-standing binding agreement. In the pro-slavery South it was strongly supported.  Violence soon erupted.  The territory earned the nickname "bleeding Kansas" as the death toll rose.

Your Task

You have a few tasks to complete in order to become a Kansas-Nebraska Act guru.  Please follow the steps below so you can earn your stars and stripes.

1.  You will complete a handout over the topics (see process page for the link to the handout)

2.  You will complete a mini-project over The Kansas-Nebraska Act (see evaluation page)

3.  You will turn in your handout and mini-project to the Google Classroom

4.  You will answer the EQ on your EQ handout

All the Resources You Need...

At Your Finger Tips!

1.  Use the link below to retrieve the handout (you'll need to download it).

https://drive.google.com/a/bullochschools.org/file/d/0B4grIDnKYT31WC1hcFpYc2hoN1E/view 

     -  Please type ALL your answers on this handout.

     -  Feel free to change the font or font color.  Just make sure I can read it.

2.  Once you have completed the Webquest handout, please begin working on your mini-project (go to the evaluation page).

Mini-Project

Please choose choose one of the below projects to complete.  You will get a hardcopy of this project as well.  On the back is the rubric, make sure you turn that rubric in when you are ready to have your project graded.

1.  Postcards

• Create 3 postcards from three different people who would have been from this time period and involved in the Kansas-Nebraska Act (politician, settlers, etc…)
• See me for 3 large index cards OR click on the hyperlink (Postcard Template) to download the template.
  
• Requirements:
  • Front should have a color picture (and go along with the back)
  • Back should have at least ONE good descriptive paragraph written in the point of view of the people you have chosen.
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation 

2.  Cartoon

• You can download the template from clinking on the hyperlink (Comic Strip Template) OR use a free online program to create your cartoon.  
  
• Requirements:
  • On template:  6 cartoon frames chronicling the events of The Kansas-Nebraska ActOn an on-line program:  At least 6 things of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and a descriptive sentence for each thing.
    • Each frame should have a sentence description and be in color
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation 

3.  Newspaper

• Download the template by clicking on the hyperlink (Newspaper Template) OR draw your own front page of a newspaper. 
• Requirements:
  • 1 main article about The Kansas-Nebraska Act (5-7 sentences)
  • 1 minor article about another interesting piece of information from the K-N Act
  • 2 advertisements or creative items
  • Should be in color
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation 

4.  Poem or Song

• Create your poem or song on Word and turn it into google classroom.
• Requirements:
  • At least 3 stanzas and a refrain
  • Add a picture to this to make it colorful (must be in color)
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation 

5.  Something Else…

• Have another idea… see your teacher for approval.
• Requirements:
  • Must have something to do with what we researched on The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  • Should be in color
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Remember to turn your Rubric in... this is how your project will be graded.

Make sure you turn your project into the Google Classroom—unless you are completing it by hand.

EQ #1

Now that you have completed the Webquest and your project... go to your EQ Sheet and copy down the below EQ:

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?  Why did popular sovereignty fail with this Act?

Now, ANSWER the EQ.

Congratulations!

You have now successfully completed this Webquest!

Special Thanks to Those Who Had Already Created Some Webquests From Which I May Have Borrowed a Few Ideas...

1.  https://d39smchmfovhlz.cloudfront.net/BsZHFoh5OBBW71EMF8hx9wEbYGsQvThpg…;

2.  http://www.cumberland.k12.wi.us/faculty/jwait/Bleeding_KansasWebquest_2…;