False
By sending armed rebels to intimidate voters. There were actually two legislatures. only one of them pro-slavery, causing further confusion.
Yes. It sounded reasonable enough, but the only time it was tried (in Kansas), it led to violence and bloodshed.
No, Kansas City is not the only city in Kansas.
Bleeding Kansas was a series of events that occurred in Kansas during the years 1853 and 1861. Following the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the unorganized territory of Nebraska was to be divided into two separate states; Kansas and Nebraska. They would choose to be admitted to the Union as a slave or free state through popular sovereignty (the people of the state get to vote on their state's position). Nebraska was far enough North it was almost certain that it would be admitted as a free state, but Kansas was right next to the slave state of Missouri, so its fate was more uncertain. In response, Northerners began to enter Kansas in order to cast their votes to get Kansas admitted as a free state. Eli Thayer was one of the first to organize a group of people, known as the New England Emigrant Aid Company, to travel to Kansas. By mid-summer 1855, there were almost 1,200 New England citizens in Kansas. Southerners responded by advancing towards Kansas as well. During the elections to decide Kansas' fate, the majority of the voters were unregistered (as they were out of state, some as far as Canada). The proslavery forces won several elections and the Statutes of Kansas were established, which prohibited any talk of antislavery. The Free Soil men retaliated by setting up their own legislature in the state. So here's the picture now: in Kansas, there were TWO governments. One was illegal, the other was fraudulent (as people were voting in a state in which they were even residents). President Pierce only recognized the proslavery government. Violence was prevalent through the territory, mostly small scale attacks on people, such as John Brown's massacre of five proslavery men, and when proslavery advocates burned several antislavery buildings. This was extremely instrumental in leading to the Civil War as it was the first violent sectional conflict between the nation's two clear parties, the North and the South. President Pierce's inaction during the Bleeding Kansas situation would have also shown the Union's unwillingness or lack of power to solve problems within the country, which could have lead to several of the states that seceded's choice to secede.
It was hoped that the Compromise of 1850 would end the debate over slavery in the western states and territories. However, in 1854 this debate would surface again. Stephen Douglas, a senator from Illinois, guided a very controversial bill through Congress. This bill became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Senator Douglas, as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories, wanted to see the territories west of Missouri and Iowa opened for settlement. All of this land was north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise. However, instead of this land becoming free states, Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty. This would let the people to decide whether or not they wanted slavery. In 1854, after several weeks of debate, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress. The immediate impact was that it divided the Nebraska Territory into two different territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The Act also allowed the people of each territory to vote whether or not slavery would be allowed in the state or not. By allowing the people decide the issue of slavery in these two states, the Kansas-Nebraska Act made the Missouri Compromise null and void by allowing slavery to expand north of the 36'30 latitude line. Southerners were extremely happy about the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it allowed the possibility of more slave states being added to the Union. Southerners hoped that slave owners from Missouri would move into Kansas, eventually making it a slave state. In contrast, Northerners were outraged at this act because it repealed the Missouri Compromise. In addition, it allowed slavery to possibly spread into land that had been considered free for over 30 years. Since the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, Kansas became a brief preview of the terrible years that were soon to come. Both pro and anti slavery parties moved into Kansas. In 1855, Kansas held elections to choose law makers, the people who would construct either pro or antislavery laws. Proslavery forces won the election by several thousand fraudulent votes. These new elected officials quickly moved to establish laws that supported slavery. Antislavery settlers denied the legitimacy of the election and elected their own governor and law makers. Basically, at this point Kansas had two governments; one proslavery and the other antislavery. Both governments sent out armed men who would roam the land looking for fights with the opposing force. This chaos came to a head in 1856, after a gang of proslavery men raided the antislavery town of Lawrence, destroying homes and a newspaper. In retaliation an abolitionist named John Brown decided to take action. Brown and his four sons had moved to Kansas to help it become a free state. Claiming that God told him to punish those who supported slavery, Brown, his four sons, and two other men, decided to raid the proslavery town of Pottawatomie Creek. There, in the middle of the night, this party drug five proslavery settlers from their houses and brutally murdered them. This only led to further violence and by late 1856, over 200 people in Kansas had been killed. From then on, newspapers would refer to the territory as Bleeding Kansas.
It was hoped that the Compromise of 1850 would end the debate over slavery in the western states and territories. However, in 1854 this debate would surface again. Stephen Douglas, a senator from Illinois, guided a very controversial bill through Congress. This bill became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Senator Douglas, as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories, wanted to see the territories west of Missouri and Iowa opened for settlement. All of this land was north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise. However, instead of this land becoming free states, Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty. This would let the people to decide whether or not they wanted slavery. In 1854, after several weeks of debate, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress. The immediate impact was that it divided the Nebraska Territory into two different territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The Act also allowed the people of each territory to vote whether or not slavery would be allowed in the state or not. By allowing the people decide the issue of slavery in these two states, the Kansas-Nebraska Act made the Missouri Compromise null and void by allowing slavery to expand north of the 36'30 latitude line. Southerners were extremely happy about the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it allowed the possibility of more slave states being added to the Union. Southerners hoped that slave owners from Missouri would move into Kansas, eventually making it a slave state. In contrast, Northerners were outraged at this act because it repealed the Missouri Compromise. In addition, it allowed slavery to possibly spread into land that had been considered free for over 30 years. Since the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, Kansas became a brief preview of the terrible years that were soon to come. Both pro and anti slavery parties moved into Kansas. In 1855, Kansas held elections to choose law makers, the people who would construct either pro or antislavery laws. Proslavery forces won the election by several thousand fraudulent votes. These new elected officials quickly moved to establish laws that supported slavery. Antislavery settlers denied the legitimacy of the election and elected their own governor and law makers. Basically, at this point Kansas had two governments; one proslavery and the other antislavery. Both governments sent out armed men who would roam the land looking for fights with the opposing force. This chaos came to a head in 1856, after a gang of proslavery men raided the antislavery town of Lawrence, destroying homes and a newspaper. In retaliation an abolitionist named John Brown decided to take action. Brown and his four sons had moved to Kansas to help it become a free state. Claiming that God told him to punish those who supported slavery, Brown, his four sons, and two other men, decided to raid the proslavery town of Pottawatomie Creek. There, in the middle of the night, this party drug five proslavery settlers from their houses and brutally murdered them. This only led to further violence and by late 1856, over 200 people in Kansas had been killed. From then on, newspapers would refer to the territory as Bleeding Kansas.
It was hoped that the Compromise of 1850 would end the debate over slavery in the western states and territories. However, in 1854 this debate would surface again. Stephen Douglas, a senator from Illinois, guided a very controversial bill through Congress. This bill became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Senator Douglas, as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories, wanted to see the territories west of Missouri and Iowa opened for settlement. All of this land was north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise. However, instead of this land becoming free states, Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty. This would let the people to decide whether or not they wanted slavery. In 1854, after several weeks of debate, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress. The immediate impact was that it divided the Nebraska Territory into two different territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The Act also allowed the people of each territory to vote whether or not slavery would be allowed in the state or not. By allowing the people decide the issue of slavery in these two states, the Kansas-Nebraska Act made the Missouri Compromise null and void by allowing slavery to expand north of the 36'30 latitude line. Southerners were extremely happy about the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it allowed the possibility of more slave states being added to the Union. Southerners hoped that slave owners from Missouri would move into Kansas, eventually making it a slave state. In contrast, Northerners were outraged at this act because it repealed the Missouri Compromise. In addition, it allowed slavery to possibly spread into land that had been considered free for over 30 years. Since the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, Kansas became a brief preview of the terrible years that were soon to come. Both pro and anti slavery parties moved into Kansas. In 1855, Kansas held elections to choose law makers, the people who would construct either pro or antislavery laws. Proslavery forces won the election by several thousand fraudulent votes. These new elected officials quickly moved to establish laws that supported slavery. Antislavery settlers denied the legitimacy of the election and elected their own governor and law makers. Basically, at this point Kansas had two governments; one proslavery and the other antislavery. Both governments sent out armed men who would roam the land looking for fights with the opposing force. This chaos came to a head in 1856, after a gang of proslavery men raided the antislavery town of Lawrence, destroying homes and a newspaper. In retaliation an abolitionist named John Brown decided to take action. Brown and his four sons had moved to Kansas to help it become a free state. Claiming that God told him to punish those who supported slavery, Brown, his four sons, and two other men, decided to raid the proslavery town of Pottawatomie Creek. There, in the middle of the night, this party drug five proslavery settlers from their houses and brutally murdered them. This only led to further violence and by late 1856, over 200 people in Kansas had been killed. From then on, newspapers would refer to the territory as Bleeding Kansas.
Kansas and Missouri share the city of Kansas City, with only a river between them.
The Mormons never left Kansas. Their numbers have only increased in Kansas.
It’s true apex
No, there is only one Kansas so it has no plural form. The possessive form for the proper noun Kansas is Kansas's.
So far, only one of them exists.