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The Free Soil Party (which later became the Republican Party) .
The Republican Party became popular in the North in the mid-1850s with a central antislavery philosophy. It was formed in opposition to the spread of slavery into new states and territories.
Kansas became a state in 1861. Abraham Lincoln took the presidency from Andrew Jackson in March of that year.James Buchanan was president when Kansas became a state.
Frederick Douglass
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The town of Lawrence, Kansas, was a significant center for the abolitionist movement during the Kansas Territory period. Founded in 1854, it became a refuge for anti-slavery settlers and was the site of violent conflicts, most notably the Sack of Lawrence in 1856. The town's residents actively opposed the pro-slavery forces in the region, playing a crucial role in the struggle over Kansas's status as a free or slave state.
Kansas became the 31st US State in 1861.
Harriet Beecher Stowe became a leading figure in the antislavery cause due to the massive impact of her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The book's emotional narrative exposed the cruelty of slavery and galvanized support for the abolitionist movement. Stowe's work humanized the plight of enslaved individuals and influenced public opinion on the issue of slavery.
Kansas became the 34th state on 29 January 1861
kansas became the thirty-fourth state in 1861.
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