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Andrew Butler's nephew beats sumner hard

1. Nebraska - corn 
2. Senator Stephen Douglas - wants to organize Nebraska into a territory - slavery problem 
3. NE - free (North)
4. KA - No  (South) 

Popular sovereignty

1. People decide
2. Even in a territory 

Vote

• Pro-slavery won - cheating (vote without residence)
• 1500 suppose to vote,  6000 voted 
• Extremist
• Two government 
• May 1856 - pro slavery attacked Lawrence, Kansas, where is the capital of the anti-slavery
• Later - anti killed five pro slavery men 

Dred Scott

• Being lived in a free state for four years
• Court - rule against him
• Higher- for him
• Supreme court 
• Scott is not allow to bring a case to the supreme court since slave is not an U.S. citizen
• The law considered slaves property. The owner could move anywhere and still own his property. 
• The Missouri Compromise was against the law. Congress did not have the power to decide where slavery should be allowed. (State decide) (Lose balance)