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| − | '''Bleeding Kansas''' is the name given to a small scale civil war that took place in [[Kansas]] territory | + | '''Bleeding Kansas''' is the name given to a small scale civil war that took place in [[Kansas]] territory 1855–57 over the issue of [[slavery]]. It followed the [[Kansas-Nebraska Act]], let voters got to decide on whether Kansas would have slavery, so pro and anti-slavery forces in other states subsidized armed immigrants, who fought it out. Major violence took place when pro-southern elements from Missouri burned [[Lawrence]] in retaliation by the killings of pro-slavery men by [[John Brown]]. President [[James Buchanan]] intervened on the pro-slavery side, but that broke apart the [[Democratic Party]], as [[Stephen Douglas]] was outraged by Buchanan's violation of democracy. |
| − | + | [[Image:Bleed-kansas.jpg|thumb|280px]] | |
| − | ==Further reading== | + | |
| − | * Etcheson, Nicole. ''Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era'' (2006) [ | + | == See also == |
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| + | *[[Popular sovereignty]] | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Etcheson, Nicole. ''Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Kansas-Contested-Liberty-Civil/dp/0700614923/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222265257&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Nevins, Allan. ''Ordeal of the Union''. vol 2 (1947), the most detailed history. | * Nevins, Allan. ''Ordeal of the Union''. vol 2 (1947), the most detailed history. | ||
| − | *[[David Potter|Potter, David M.]] ''The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861'' (1976), Pulitzer prize winning scholarly history. [ | + | *[[David Potter|Potter, David M.]] ''The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861'' (1976), Pulitzer prize winning scholarly history. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0061319295/ref=sib_dp_pop_idx?ie=UTF8&p=S0IA#reader-link excerpt and text search] |
*[http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2001winter_sengupta.pdf SenGupta, Gunja. “Bleeding Kansas: A Review Essay.” ''Kansas History ''24 (Winter 2001/2002): 318-341.] | *[http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2001winter_sengupta.pdf SenGupta, Gunja. “Bleeding Kansas: A Review Essay.” ''Kansas History ''24 (Winter 2001/2002): 318-341.] | ||
| − | [[Category: Kansas]] | + | [[Category:Kansas]] |
| − | [[Category: Slavery]] | + | [[Category:Slavery]] |
| − | [[Category: American Civil War]] | + | [[Category:American Civil War]] |
Latest revision as of 09:34, October 17, 2026
Bleeding Kansas is the name given to a small scale civil war that took place in Kansas territory 1855â57 over the issue of slavery. It followed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, let voters got to decide on whether Kansas would have slavery, so pro and anti-slavery forces in other states subsidized armed immigrants, who fought it out. Major violence took place when pro-southern elements from Missouri burned Lawrence in retaliation by the killings of pro-slavery men by John Brown. President James Buchanan intervened on the pro-slavery side, but that broke apart the Democratic Party, as Stephen Douglas was outraged by Buchanan's violation of democracy.
See also
Further reading
- Etcheson, Nicole. Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era (2006) excerpt and text search
- Nevins, Allan. Ordeal of the Union. vol 2 (1947), the most detailed history.
- Potter, David M. The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 (1976), Pulitzer prize winning scholarly history. excerpt and text search
- SenGupta, Gunja. âBleeding Kansas: A Review Essay.â Kansas History 24 (Winter 2001/2002): 318-341.