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====In this Chapter, one of the big issues is slavery and the upcoming Civil War. The Civil War would eventually split Kansas apart because of the differences of opinion about pro-slavery and anti-slavery. Many people died for their beliefs because they felt so strongly about this subject. In the beginning the Kansas-Nebraska Act is what led to Kansas being open land for slavery. This act also opened the land for settlement. The early assumption was that Kansas was going to be a slave state because it was a direct neighbor of Missouri, a pro-slavery state. Most of the people who came to Kansas came for the cheap land and economic opportunities. There were many pro and anti slavery voices. Some of the Pro-slavery voices were from the South. One of these strong voices was David Rice Atchison. Now, a strong anti-slavery voice was Dred Scott. He was a slave that played an important role in the anti-slavery fight. There was a group in this chapter called the Emigrant Aid Societies. They helped to get settlers into Kansas for a lower rate. They also were a anti-slavery group. There wasn't nearly as much slavery in Kansas as there was in the South. An occasional land owner would own one or two slaves. The underground railroad was also mentioned in this chapter. It mainly has to do with Ann Clark and the slaves trying to get some freedom. The fight over the Kansas territory eventually erupted into violence. Around 50 people lost their lives during the territorial period of Kansas. This and many more violent acts and loses of property caused national attention. This gave rise to the name of this period to be "Bleeding Kansas." Now, after this is where quite a bit of the political information comes into this chapter. It will talk about the first Territorial Legislature. Then it will begin talking about the writing of the Kansas Constitutions. The Topeka, the Lecompton, the Leavenworth, and the Wyandotte constitutions are what it focuses on. Then the chapter goes on to explain about life in the Territory of Kansas. This is the basic evaluation of Chapter Four. ====