How did the event "Bleeding Kansas" lead to the Civil War?

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Mohamed Schneider

3 March, 19:20

How did the event "Bleeding Kansas" lead to the Civil War?

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Cailyn Bonilla · Answer 1

Bleeding Kansas can mainly be said to have led to the Civil War because it led to the establishment of the Republican Party.

Explanation

If you lived in Kansas, the Civil War began for you in 1855. This is when pro-slavery "border ruffians" poured into Kansas to attempt to establish that territory as a slave state