By sending armed rebels to intimidate voters.
There were actually two legislatures. only one of them pro-slavery, causing further confusion.
It earned the name Bleeding Kansas
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
border ruffians
True. In the spring of 1855, an antislavery legislature was elected in Kansas, but the election was marred by significant controversy and allegations of voter fraud. Pro-slavery supporters from neighboring Missouri crossed the border to influence the election, resulting in a legislature that reflected their interests rather than a fair representation of Kansas settlers. This conflict was a key event in the lead-up to the violent struggles known as "Bleeding Kansas."
This happened because proslavery Missourians crossed over into Kansas to vote illegally
a violent clash between proslavery and antislavery forces
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
bleeding Kansas > Apex. ;)
a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.
a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.
Henry BeecherJohn BrownStephen Douglas was a fervent abolitionist who attacked proslavery families in Kansas.
Kansas was voting to come into the union as free or slave state. Both groups people for and against slavery flooded the territory to influence the vote. One of the men who came was John Brown with his sons into Lawrence. They murdered several proslavery people and the newspapers ran a headline calling Kansas BLOODY KANSAS.
Charles sumner
The most controversial aspect of the Kansas-Nebraska act was the doctrine of popular sovereignty, as this caused fighting between proslavery and antislavery forces over control of the territories.
The most controversial aspect of the Kansas-Nebraska act was the doctrine of popular sovereignty, as this caused fighting between proslavery and antislavery forces over control of the territories.