Bleeding Kansas

Quindaro was trying to build up a community in the backdrop of Bleeding Kansas. There were three phases to the Bleeding Kansas Conflict. Firstly, from 1854 to 1855, Missourians were crossing into Kansas just to cast fraudulent ballots. Free States settlers refused to accept the results of these fraudulent elections and decided to draft the Topeka Constitution, which banned slavery. Secondly, from 1855 to 1856, we see the violence that Bleeding Kansas would be known for, such as destruction of property, physical violence, and even murder. Senator Charles Sumner gave his famous speech, “The Crime Against Kansas,” in 1856. Thirdly, from 1857 to 1861, massive waves of emigration from free states shifted the balance of power in favor of the Free Settlers. Thankfully, Bleeding Kansas officially came to an end when Kansas finally entered the Union as a free state on January 29, 1861. Unfortunately, Kansans didn’t have too much time to celebrate since the Civil War broke out just a few months later.