SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
BLOODY KANSAS
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January 29, 1861
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August 21, 1855
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September 22, 1861
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November 10, 1860
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 29, 1861 Kansas became the 34th state; 2011 marks its 150th anniversary. Here is a small sampling of the many congressional records that tell the story of Kansas’s tumultuous path to statehood.
Detailed explanation-2: -As Southern states secede from the Union, many of their elected representatives are removed from office. On January 21, 1861, the U.S. Senate finally approves the Wyandotte Constitution, which will admit Kansas into the Union as a free state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kansas Entered the Union as a Free State. Kansas entered the union as a “free state, ” because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act that allowed the residents to decide if their state would allow slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Topeka, city, capital (1861) of Kansas, U.S., and seat (1857) of Shawnee county. Topeka lies on the Kansas River in the eastern part of the state.