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It was the first time slavery tried to move into free territories.

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Q: Why did Kansas become the battleground over slavery?
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Why did many missourians vote in the Kansas election over slavery?

They worried Kansas would become a haven for runaway slaves.


What was the effect of an event in bleeding kansas?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


Why did kansas become a battleground between proslavery and antislavery?

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.


What was the term used by the newspapers to describe the conflict over slavery in kansas?

"Bleeding Kansas" was the term used by newspapers to describe the conflict over slavery in Kansas, which erupted in violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in the 1850s.


What state become a battleground over slave issue in 1856?

new york


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".


Because of violent struggles over the issue of slavery what was the nickname for Kansas Territory?

Bleeding Kansas


What was an effect of events in Bleeding Kansas?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


What was an effect of the events of bleeding Kansas?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


What was effect of the event bleeding Kansas bleeding?

Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas


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.


In which state did fighting break out in 1854 over the issue of slavery?

Kansas