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The conflict between proslavery and antislavery factions in the United States, particularly in the context of Kansas in the 1850s, was known as "Bleeding Kansas." This violent struggle arose as both sides sought to influence whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state, resulting in numerous confrontations and bloodshed. The term encapsulates the broader national tensions leading up to the Civil War.
Kansas-Nebraska Act. It meant that one new state at a time would be voting on the slavery question. So every bully-boy in America descended on the relevant state (Kansas) to intimidate voters.
Missouri
This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
Stephen Arnold Douglas. He Represented the State of Illinois.
The violence in Kansas in 1855 was primarily caused by the intense debate over whether Kansas should enter the Union as a free state or a slave state. Pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers clashed over control of the territory, leading to acts of violence and bloodshed. This period, known as "Bleeding Kansas," foreshadowed the larger conflict that would erupt into the American Civil War.
Border Ruffians was the derogatory name for proslavery raiders from the slave state of Missouri
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 allowing the future state to choose whether to be a slave or state, many proslavery settlers came into the Kansas territory. Many of these settlers rushed over the border with Missouri, already a slave state, to influence the decision in Kansas.