may 15, 1854 - Bleeding Kansas
Description:
Violent civil confrontations between 1854 and 1861 which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas. it led to the Civil War because it led to the establishment of the Republican Party which escalated tensions between North and SouthAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 15, 1854
Now
~ 170 years ago
