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That was the attempt to allow the people of a new state to vote whether to be slave or free. ('Popular Sovrereignty')

It was proposed by Stephen Douglas, who beat Lincoln to the Senatorial post in Illinois.

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The principle of letting the people of each new state vote on whether it would be slave or free.

It was a temptation for every bully-boy in America (from both sides) to cross into the thinly-populated territory of Kansas and intimidate the locals. The ensuing violence was dubbed 'Bleeding Kansas', and it seemed to demonstrate that the slavery issue would never be resolved, except through combat.

Some actually say that these were the first shots of the Civil War.

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The rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers?

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A proslavery mob attacked the town of Lawrencce, Kansas.

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Indian uprising, drunken cowboys, and train and stagecoach robbers all caused violence in the Kansas Territory. Kansas City was a major train depot for the cattle industry.

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What led to the Violence in Kansas in 1855?

The violence in Kansas in 1855 was primarily caused by the intense debate over whether Kansas should enter the Union as a free state or a slave state. Pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers clashed over control of the territory, leading to acts of violence and bloodshed. This period, known as "Bleeding Kansas," foreshadowed the larger conflict that would erupt into the American Civil War.


Bill passed by congress in 1854 that led to violence?

Kansas-Nebraska Act!


How did the Kansas-Nebraska act lead to bleeding Kansas?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act also led to "Bleeding Kansas," a mini civil war that erupted in Kansas in 1856. Northerners and Southerners flooded Kansas in 1854 and 1855, determined to convert the future state to their view on slavery.


What was john browns in the violence that led to the bleeding kansas?

he killed a group of proslavery settlers near pottawatomie creek


What led to a violent struggle over slevery in Kansas?

Violence erupted in Kansas due to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Pro-slavery people and anti-slavery people became savage with each other over the issue of slavery. The result of the severe violence is termed "Bleeding Kansas".


The fighting after the improper Kansas election 1855 earned it what nickname?

Bleeding Kansas


What was the effect of an event in bleeding kansas?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


What was written primarily for the state of Kansas?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was primarily written for the state of Kansas. This act allowed for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery based on popular sovereignty. It ultimately led to violence and conflict in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas."


What was the nickname given to the violence led by john brown that erupted in the kansas territory?

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.


The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers in each territory to vote whether to allow slavery?

Yes. It sounded reasonable enough, but the only time it was tried (in Kansas), it led to violence and bloodshed.


Why was Kansas called Bleeding Kansas in 1855?

Prior to the Civil War, several bloody clashes occurred between pro-slave and pro-free citizens while they were deciding their own status: whether to allow slavery or not, when they became a state.


What led newspapers to speak of bleeding Kansas'?

The Kansas - Nebraska Act was passed by both Houses in the Congress. This resulted in violence between pro slavery people and anti slavery abolitionists. Thus the term "Bleeding Kansas was used to describe the fighting there.