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Because the local population was voting on whether it woud be a slave-state or free.
This was a mahnet for every terrorist from both sides of the slavery debate to descend on this thinly-populated area to influence the vote.
Legally, they could buy a cheap property and register for the ballot (squatting). But far more of them were there to intimidate the voters and try to declare the ballot to be rigged.
There was much bloodshed, and some people regard 'Bleeding Kansas' as the first Act of the Civil War.
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What nickname was given to Kansas in the 1850s?
Bleeding Kansas
What Nickname was given to Kansas after the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
What was the nickname for the violence that happened after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
The fighting after the improper Kansas election 1855 earned it what nickname?
Bleeding Kansas
What nickname was given to Kansas after Civil war broke out about slavery?
Bleeding kansas
What was the nickname of Kansas prior to the civil war?
I think it was called "Bleeding Kansas"
Because of violent struggles over the issue of slavery what was the nickname for Kansas Territory?
Bleeding Kansas
What is the nickname of Oklahoma?
The Sunflower state.
What earned Kansas the nickname 'bleeding Kansas'?
Kansas earned the nickname bleeding Kansas because in may 1856 pro-slavery jurors charged antislavery leaders with treason. pro-slavery forces rode to Lawrence to arrest those charged. When they found the suspects had fled they burned the town
What is Kansas City's nickname?
Prior to Kansas joining the Union, the Kansas Territory was a hotbed of violence and chaos between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers. Kansas was known as Bleeding Kansas as these forces collided over the issue of slavery in the United States. The term "Bleeding Kansas" was coined by Republican Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune.
What did Kansas become known as in the 1850s?
Bleeding Kansas
In the 1850s the phrase bleeding Kansas was used to describe clashes between these two groups.?
Kansas earned the nickname Bleeding Kansas during the series of events that led to the settlement of Kansas territory between 1853 and 1861. The events caused violence and blood shed, leading to the nickname.
