The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.
"Bleeding Kansas"
the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.
It was a struggle between the ANTISLAVERY and the PROSLAVERY
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
Both antislavery and pro-slavery groups encouraged people to move to Kansas in order to establish majority control and influence the outcome of the potential state's decision on slavery. This was a strategy to sway the political future of the territory and determine whether it would enter the Union as a free state or a slave state.
Bleeding Kansas
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True. Antislavery groups in Kansas organized their own elections and adopted a constitution that prohibited slavery, particularly during the turbulent period known as "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s. This was part of the broader conflict between pro-slavery and antislavery factions as they sought to influence whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state. The actions of these groups were significant in the lead-up to the Civil War.