The Kansas-Nebraska Act created in the U.S on May 30, 1854. This Act made it possible for people that lived in those territories to decided whether or not to allow slavery.
After this Act was passed pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporter went all to settle Kansas to make a deference in the outcome of the first election held there. Pro-slavery carried the election but they also were charged with fraud by the anti-slavery supporters/settlers and they did not accept the result of the election.
The anti-slavery settlers made another election, but the pro-slavery settler did not want to vote. Violence erupted because of the two opposing legislatures in the territories of Kansas. This violence erupted with the anti-slavery settlers which were lead by John Brown.
The territory soon got a nickname which was "bleeding Kansas".
Franklin Pierce who was supported by the pro-slavery settlers sent Federal troops to stop the violence and to disperse the anti-slavery legislature.
Then another election was done and the pro-slavery settlers won again, but they were charged again of fraud.
Finally Kansas was not allowed to become a state.
Anti-slavery settlers outnumbered pro-slavery settlers and a new constitution was drawn up.
January 29, 1861 (before the civil war) Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state.
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Information source: http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
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