Bleeding Kansas (may 26, 1854 – sep 14, 1861)
Description:
series of violent political confrontations
anti-slavery "Free-Staters""Jayhawks"
vs
pro-slavery "Border Ruffian"/"southern"
violence indicated that compromise was unlikely, and thus it presaged the Civil War
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 26, 1854
sep 14, 1861
~ 7 years and 3 months