Bleeding Kansas (may 1, 1854 – apr 12, 1861)
Description:
The Kansas-Nebraska Act incited a violent struggle between pro- and anti-slavery advocates in Kansas, on the Senate floor, and eventually throughout the country.Bleeding Kansas foreshadowed the violence that would ensue over the future of slavery during the Civil War.
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Date:
may 1, 1854
apr 12, 1861
~ 6 years and 11 months