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The conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas" was primarily created by the contentious debate over the expansion of slavery into the Kansas Territory following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This act allowed settlers in those territories to decide whether to allow slavery, leading to violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. Key figures, such as abolitionist John Brown and pro-slavery advocates, played significant roles in escalating the violence. The struggle represented broader national tensions that ultimately contributed to the Civil War.

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