How did the newly opened territory of kansas become a battleground for the issue of slavery

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27 March, 02:46

How did the newly opened territory of kansas become a battleground for the issue of slavery

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Summer James · Answer 1

Because the people of Kansas were allowed to vote whether the new state should be slave or free. This focused a lot of attention on Kansas, and terrorists from both sides crossed into the state to interfere with the voting.