Kansas Heritage - Spring 2004
(Volume 12, Number 1)
Willing to Die for Freedom
By Rebecca Martin
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The opening of Kansas Territory in 1854 ignited a passionate battle between proslavery and free-state forces-a conflict that would find resolution only after years of struggle in our nation's Civil War.
Follow the chronology of events from the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 through the skirmishes, settlements, and political upheaval that resulted in Kansas entering the Union as a free state in 1861.
The Heritage Explorer
Landmarks bear witness to a turbulent era.
History in the Making
Reenactors offer a front-row seat in the territory.
"Brave New World"
Voices from Kansas Territory
"Place Yourself in Kansas Territory"
Celebrating the Sesquicentennial
Presenting the Past
Upcoming historical events
A daguerreotype of one of the first free-state batteries in Kansas, 1856.
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