Entity Framework 7 With Existing Database in .Net 5 MVC 6

Hi i am having some trouble pulling data from an existing database in Using Entity Framework 7 MVC 6. (I have posted the project code Here). I have set up appsettings.json with the proper connection string:

"Data": {
    "DefaultConnection": {
        "ConnectionString": "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Demo;Integrated Security=True"
}

I have my custom context:

public class DatabaseContext : DbContext
{
    public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Customer> Customers { get; set; }
}

Two Poco classes:

[Table("Customers")]
public class Customer
{
    [Key]
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Username { get; set; }
    public string Password { get; set; }
    public string EmailAddress { get; set; }
    public DateTime Created { get; set; }
    public DateTime Updated { get; set; }
    public User User { get; set; }
    public bool Active { get; set; }
}

[Table("Users")]
public class User
{
    [Key]
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Username { get; set; }
    public string Password { get; set; }
    public string EmailAddress { get; set; }
    public DateTime Created { get; set; }
    public DateTime Updated { get; set; }
    public bool Active { get; set; }
}

And i am setting up the service in startup.cs

public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        // Set up configuration sources.

        var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
            .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")
            .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true);

        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            // For more details on using the user secret store see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532709
            builder.AddUserSecrets();

            // This will push telemetry data through Application Insights pipeline faster, allowing you to view results immediately.
            builder.AddApplicationInsightsSettings(developerMode: true);
        }

        builder.AddEnvironmentVariables();
        Configuration = builder.Build();
    }

    public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; set; }

    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        // Add framework services.
        services.AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry(Configuration);

        services.AddEntityFramework()
            .AddSqlServer()
            .AddDbContext<DatabaseContext>(options =>
                options.UseSqlServer(Configuration["Data:DefaultConnection:ConnectionString"]));

        services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole>()
            .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
            .AddDefaultTokenProviders();

        services.AddMvc();

        // Add application services.

    }

    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
    {
        loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
        loggerFactory.AddDebug();

        app.UseApplicationInsightsRequestTelemetry();

        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseBrowserLink();
            app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            app.UseDatabaseErrorPage();
        }
        else
        {
            app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");

            // For more details on creating database during deployment see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=615859
            try
            {
                using (var serviceScope = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>()
                    .CreateScope())
                {
                    serviceScope.ServiceProvider.GetService<ApplicationDbContext>()
                         .Database.Migrate();
                }
            }
            catch { }
        }

        app.UseIISPlatformHandler(options => options.AuthenticationDescriptions.Clear());

        app.UseApplicationInsightsExceptionTelemetry();

        app.UseStaticFiles();

        app.UseIdentity();

        // To configure external authentication please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532715

        app.UseMvc(routes =>
        {
            routes.MapRoute(
                name: "default",
                template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
        });
    }

    // Entry point for the application.
    public static void Main(string[] args) => WebApplication.Run<Startup>(args);
}

My users controller:

[Route("[controller]")]
public class UsersController : Controller
{
    public DatabaseContext _context { get; set; }

    public UsersController(DatabaseContext context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }
    [Route("[action]")]
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        using (_context)
        {
            List<User> users = _context.Users.ToList();
        }


        return View();
    }
}

i keep getting the following error on the List line when I navigate to the Users/index page:

$exception {"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."} System.NullReferenceException

For some reason it is not pulling the information from the database. I create it in Microsoft SQLServer 2014. And there is data in the users table. Am i missing a step or am I trying to access the data the wrong way?