Topics in Kansas History:
Politics & Government
Essay
Kansas Territory was created to help solve the nation's political turmoil
in 1854 with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The territory quickly became the
scene for strong political discussion. Settlers with both free-state
and proslavery perspectives moved to the area to support their respective
causes. When violence occasionally erupted, some called the state "Bleeding
Kansas." Read several different essays on politics in Kansas.
Kansans in U.S. House
Kansas Government
Kansas Governors
Populism
Territorial Politics
U.S. Senators from Kansas
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