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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. The term "Bleeding Kansas" was coined by Republican Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune.

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What was the name give to the violence between proslavery and antislavery settlements in Kansas?

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. The term "Bleeding Kansas" was coined by Republican Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune.


What does the term Bleeding Kansas describe?

the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.


What does antislavery mean?

AntislaveryAntislavery means against slavery.


What does the bleeding Kansas describe?

the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.


Was an antislavery legislature elected in Kansas in the spring of 1855?

Yes, an antislavery legislature was elected in Kansas in the spring of 1855. However, the election was marred by significant violence and voter fraud, with pro-slavery supporters from neighboring Missouri illegally voting in the election. This led to the establishment of a pro-slavery government, which further intensified the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the territory, contributing to the violent confrontations known as "Bleeding Kansas."


What led newspaper to speak of Bleeding Kansas in 1856?

fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery forces


What happen as a result of the Kansas Nebraska act provision for popular sovereignty?

a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.


What phrase was used to describe clashes between pro-slavery and antislavery groups?

Bleeding Kansas


What was in effect of the events in “bleeding Kansas?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


Was the election of Lincoln to the presidency pro slavery or antislavery?

The election of Lincoln to the presidency was considered to be both pro-slavery and antislavery. However, he was predominantly supported by antislavery forces because he fought for abolition.


What dose antislavery mean?

against slavery


How did William Lloyd Garrison's antislavery fight against slavery?

by printing and distributing antislavery pamphlets