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The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) opened Kansas Territory for settlement. Before this Act only American Indians, missionaries, government agents, and military were allowed to live here. The Kansas-Nebraska Act included the concept of popular sovereignty that allowed the people living in the territory to decide if slavery would be permitted on their soil. This created what became known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as both proslavery and antislavery forces battled for control. And oh boy, many of these settlers were quite the characters! The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize you with some of these characters. You will pick 2 of the attached biographies of people who made important contributions to the Kansas Territory. Summarize the main ideas, events, and important details of 2 people on the Note Taking Worksheet