"Bleeding Kansas"
IntroductionAs you learned in this chapter, western expansion forced the nation to address the issue of slavery. To protect their representation in the Senate, many Northern politicians wanted western territories admitted to the Union as free states, while Southern states fought to establish these new territories as slave states. Sectional divisiveness grew as debates over the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 intensified, but the conflict over the Kansas-Nebraska Act was especially fierce. Kansas became the first battleground between the nation’s pro- and anti-slavery factions. In this activity, you will take a closer look at one event that helped push the nation into civil war.
Destination Title: Bleeding Kansas
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