Question

In a short paragraph, describe what happened in Kansas between 1850 and 1860.

Answer 1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act passed.



Large groups of settlers tried to affect the election.



A fraudulent election was held, and the state submitted two competing constitutions.



Kansas became a slave state.



Widespread violence between proslavery and antislavery settlers occurred.

Answer 2

In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act reversed long-standing compromises by providing that ... In the South, there were few systems, and most railroad lines were short haul project ... By 1860, the railroads had made a transition from use of local wood supplies to coal for their locomotives. .... Main article: Compromise of 1850.