Bleeding Kansas Before the Civil War‚ the territory of Kansas was unsettled as a slave state or a free state. This caused a conflict over who should settle this territory‚ right before the Civil War. This conflict was also called “Bleeding Kansas”. Later on‚ popular sovereignty‚ played a key role before the Civil War. The Kansas Territory became the center of attention in the battle between North and South over expanding slavery into the territories. Those southerners who voted for the Kansas-Nebraska
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of rest in this world full of restlessness. Not now‚ and certainly not back in 19th century America. Bleeding Kansas (also known as Bloody Kansas) was a brutal time after Kansas was created when pro and anti slavery forces couldn’t agree on the topic of slavery in America. From 1855 to 1859‚ the period before the Civil War was one of viciousness and barbarity. Before getting into the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Missouri Compromise‚ which was previously established in 1820‚ must be introduced. It made
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There were many events that triggered the Civil war. The Civil War was fought between the southern states and the northern states. The war started in April of 1861 and ended in May of 1865. The Northerners had about 22 million soldiers‚ while the Southerners only had about 9 million soldiers. That having been said‚ The Northerners had over twice as many soldiers as the Southerners. The location of the war was all over the Unites states‚ but majority of the fighting occurred in Virginia and Tennessee
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Bleeding Kansas also took part in causing the Civil War. Bleeding Kansas was a war between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery activists. It took place between 1855 to 1861 (Ponce). Missouri was a slave state and Kansas had not yet decided to be pro-slavery or anti-slavery‚ and because the two sections did not agree with each other‚ that caused a war. “Yet the violence that broke out in the 1850s was an unintended consequence of the territory’s organization” (Ponce). President Franklin Pierce signed
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Kansas played a big role in the Civil War before and after it became a state. While Kansas was becoming a state‚ there was an outrage on slavery in the United States. The Northern states fought for anti-slavery while the Southern states wanted to include slavery in the state. Kansas had many battles while in the Civil War‚ and the brave men of Kansas fought hard and long to protect their wives and children living with them in their state. Although many people were trying to make Kansas a confederate
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought on American soil. The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South. This war lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865. This war has many reasons why it began. Some believe that the war started because of slavery. Those people believe the Civil War started on how the North and south had different views on slavery. Also the events that showed something had to be done. The North thought of slavery was wrong and believed that all men should be
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the Civil War started? Was it because the North didn’t want slavery anymore or was it because of something bigger than that? Could it have been an array of instances all tied together? There are many possibilities of why the Civil War began to include‚ slavery‚ money‚ and not having an individual leading the States. All of these are valid reason if one side opposed what the other side wanted. To follow there will be more in depth analysis of why the biggest war on American soil started and how it
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The Civil War was a conflict‚ it was a big foundation of our history. It changed the way we viewed ourselves‚ it was also one of the most important foundations of American history. The Civil War was between April 12‚ 1861‚ to April 9‚ 1865. The Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. It is also called the war between states. The Union‚ also known as the North side‚ won the war. The particular reason for why the Civil War started was because of disagreements over slavery‚ state vs. federal
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know about the civil war‚ about how it all started this and that. But what really started the civil war? There may be many reasons why it started. However‚ here’s four main reasons why the civil war started. One of them was “The Election Of 1860” there was 4 candidates lincoln‚ douglas‚ breckinridge‚ and john bell. Abraham lincoln won the election‚ the south thought that lincoln was anti-slavery. The south was heated‚ and they were mad at the north. Another reason why the civil war started was “The
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problem in the United States‚ with the Northerners being abolitionists and Southerners being pro-slavery‚ there were more events that eventually led to the start of a civil war. The annexation of Sumner and Lincoln’s election increased tensions between the North and South‚ which ultimately led to the American Civil War. The caning of Sumner was a big reason why the Civil War started.
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