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Kansas did not become a state until 1858 primarily due to the contentious issue of slavery. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed settlers to determine the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to violent conflicts known as "Bleeding Kansas." Political strife between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions delayed the statehood process, as both sides sought to influence the outcome. It wasn't until the tensions eased and a pro-slavery constitution was rejected that Kansas was finally admitted to the Union as a free state in 1861.

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