AskHistorians Podcast 073 - Politics and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Part 2
The AskHistorians Podcast · AskHistorians Podcast
October 21, 20161h 9m
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Show Notes
The conversation on the Kansas-Nebraska Act continues with the political wrangling in Washington. The discussion moves from the passage of the Act on towards Bloody Kansas and the opposing sides (and constitutions) vying to be recognized at the legitimate government of the newly formed Kansas. We conclude with a brief historiographical commentary on the importance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. (70min)