Violence
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
Kansas cast its 5 electoral votes for Rutherford Hayes in the 1876 election. The 1876 presidential election popular vote totals in Kansas were Samuel Tilden 37,902 and Rutherford Hayes 78,324.
the bogus legislature in Kansas was free
Prior to the territorial election of 1855, Border Ruffians from Missouri crossed into Kansas and voted a pro-slavery legislature into power. They intended to make Kansas a slave state by whatever means available.
If you are referring to a current governor, the closest I can find is the former governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter. He is no longer in office, having lost the election in 2010. But if you are referring to a historical governor, you are probably referring to Andrew Horatio Reeder, first governor of the territory of Kansas. He was in favor of slavery, and supported the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, which gave the citizens a choice whether or not to allow it in the Kansas territory. He also believed the territorial legislature should have the power to levy taxes, set up an independent judiciary, and establish a militia.
Yes, Kansas was a territory before it gained statehood.
The Republican Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the Kansas state legislature.
The State of Kansas was created from the Kansas-Nebraska Territory. In case the name didn't tip you off, the State of Nebraska was also created from the same territory.
Kansas territory