Kansas History, 1854-1865

Kansas History, 1854-1865 provides access to a variety of documents about a pivotal period in history and Kansas as a territory through the Civil War. Learn about the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas Constitution of 1857, antislavery literature, Native Americans in Kansas, John Brown and more.

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Kansas History, 1854-1865 is provided to all Kansas residents by the State Library of Kansas.