Pro-slavery forces were rolling the dice when they attempted to push through a constitution for the new state of Kansas.

Rolling The Dice – Constitution Hall

When people in the Midwest refer to “Bloody Kansas” or the “Border War”, it usually elicits visions of localized skirmishes. A closer look will reveal that this newly formed territory was the “Birthplace of the Civil War”. While many history books focus on the battles in the east, it was the introduction of Kansas Territory, […]

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