The Territory of Kansas existed during the years leading up to the U.S. Civil War. The territory of Kansas existed from May 30, 1854 until January 29, 1861 when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Kansas.
The outbreak in Kansas of violent turmoils called "Bleeding Kansas" and the rise of the Republican Party in which converged the ex-Whigs and democrats freesoilers.
a violent clash between proslavery and antislavery forces
Bleeding Kansas
Kansas was called "bloody Kansas" during the Civil war and before it, when there were riots about slavery there.Many of these riots happened after John Brown's riot.
William C. Quantrill.
the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.
The Kansas Fever exodus took place in 1879. (see related link below for more information).
Simply put, Kansas has a lot of tornadoes. Kansas is in Tornado Alley, a region that experiences more strong to violent tornadoes than anywhere else in the world.
the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.
Kansas remained in the Union during the Civil War.
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