From June 4, 1812, until August 10, 1821, the area that would become Kansas Territory 33 years later was part of the Missouri Territory. … See more

Pro-slavery settlers
Within a few days after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, hundreds of Missourians crossed … See more

On March 30, 1855, "Border Ruffians" from Missouri entered Kansas during the territory's first legislative election and voted in a pro-slavery Territorial Legislature. Antislavery candidates prevailed in one election district, the future Riley County See more

Kansas Territory was established on May 30, 1854, by the Kansas–Nebraska Act. This act established both the Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory. The most momentous provision … See more

The first territorial appointments, looking to the inauguration of a local government, under the provisions of the organic law, were made in June … See more

James H. Lane joined the Free-State movement in 1855 and became president of the Topeka Constitutional Convention, which met from … See more

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