Bleeding Kansas
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Slavery, Slaves
- Curriculum: African American History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Kansas
- Date: May 21, 1856-August 2, 1858
Article abstract: A territorial war between free-soil and proslavery elements presages a national civil war.
Summary of Event
The chaos that was Kansas between 1855 and 1858 had a tremendous impact upon the entire nation. The Whig Party disintegrated under the pressure of the slavery controversy, while the Democratic Party split into feuding sectional factions and the Republican Party was born. Politicians suddenly found themselves without political homes. Political reputations were made and unmade when prominent national figures paid the price of their...
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