Question

In two or three sentences, describe what happened in Kansas between 1850 and 1860.

Answer 1

Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian", or "southern yankees" elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861, including "Bleeding Congress".

Answer 2

Answer:

Americans demanded that the territory be opened for settlement.

Stephen Douglas wanted the territory organized for railroad construction.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.

Kansas became a territory and allowed slavery.

Battles occurred between free soilders and border ruffians.

“Bleeding Kansas” followed a fraudulent election.

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