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Slavery, but the Kansas Nebraska Act didn't lead to the civil war. It was just a piece of the puzzle. The real cause of the war was states rights and the fact that Lincoln was not going to allow the southern states to cede from the union. The states rights issues is still active today, but with other issues. The essential question of where the federal begins and the state begins has never been settled.
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Because of violent struggles over the issue of slavery what was the nickname for Kansas Territory?
Bleeding Kansas
In the 1850s, the territory of Kansas became known as "Bleeding Kansas" after violence erupted between abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery. Why were people living in Kansas so divided on the issue of slavery?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the territory because it had not yet been decided if Kansas would become a free or slave state.
Why were people living in Kansas so divided on the issue of slavery?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the territory because it had not yet been decided if Kansas would become a free or slave state.
What does the term bleeding in Kansas describe?
The term "Bleeding Kansas" refers to the violent conflicts that erupted in the Kansas Territory between 1854 and 1859 over the issue of slavery. Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed settlers to decide the slavery issue through popular sovereignty, pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions flooded into the territory, leading to brutal confrontations and significant bloodshed. This turmoil was a precursor to the larger national conflict that would erupt into the Civil War.
What issue started the violence in Kansas territory?
the vote over whether to allow slavery
What divided the north and south during the civil war?
The issue of slavery.
How did the newly opened territory of Kansas become a battleground for the issue of slavery?
two opposing governments were established in kansas: proslavery and antislavery
Why were attempts to organize the Kansas territory politically difficult?
Prior to Kansas joining the Union, the Kansas Territory was a hotbed of violence and chaos between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers. Kansas was known as Bleeding Kansas as these forces collided over the issue of slavery in the United States.
Why did popular sovereignty in fact lead to Bleeding Kansas instead of settling the issue of slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska territory?
Popular sovereignty allowed each territory to decide on the issue of slavery through a popular vote. This led to intense and violent conflicts like Bleeding Kansas because pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers flooded the territory to sway the vote in their favor, resulting in armed confrontations and confusion. The inability to peacefully settle the issue in Kansas-Nebraska demonstrated the limitations and flaws of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery debate.
Letting people of a territory vote for or against slavery during the civil war?
That was before the war - and it was one of the things that led to war. When the territory of Kansas was admitted to the Union, the slavery issue was put to a local vote. This led to rival gangs invading the state and intimidating the voters. It was a foretaste of what was to come.
What was the cause and effect of the kansas- nebraska act?
Causes: 1. In 1854, the issue of slavery in the Kansas territory resurfaced. 2. Senator Stephen Douglass introduced a bill to set of a government for the Nebraska Territory. (This territory stretched from Texas all the way into Canada and from Missouri west to the Rockies). Effects: 1. Douglass proposed that entire area be divided into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska. 2. He decided that the area should decide whether to be pro or antislavery through popular sovereignty. The name of his bill was the Kansas- Nebraska Act. I hope this helped!
What was the long term effects bleeding Kansas problem?
the north and south became more divided over the issue of slavery
