The bill proposed organizing the Nebraska territory, which also included an area that would become the state of Kansas ... the fiery abolitionist John Brown led a group of men on an attack ...

Each June, in the small town of Osawatomie, Kansas, local residents hold a pageant to select a high school girl to be the new "John Brown ... (The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 dictated that the ...

John Brown is born in Torrington ... It is the culmination of years of poor business decisions made by Brown. 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854: The Missouri Compromise, which restricted the ...

Bleeding Kansas – John Brown’s Fight Against Slavery Posted: January 30, 2025 | Last updated: January 30, 2025 As tensions over slavery reached a boiling point, Senator Charles Sumner was ...

The fifth victim floated nearby as John Brown and his men washed blood ... was swept aside by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. With a nod to Southern power, the federal government decided to ...

Senate Representative Preston Brooks caning Senator Charles Sumner for his speech on "The Crime Against Kansas" is an event that showed how polarized the nation had become over slavery. An event that ...