(Civil War Era) What went wrong with popular sovereignty in Kansas?

Question: (Civil War Era) What went wrong with popular sovereignty in Kansas!?

This Question is from the time leading up to the civil war:

What went wrong with popular sovereignty in Kansas!? What was the effect of "Bleeding Kansas" on the Democratic party!?

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What went wrong was crooked politics from lobbyists and the antibellum version of GROs!. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 basically nullified the Missouri Compromise, and would allow Kansas to have a public vote on whether they wanted to be a Free State, or Slave State!. It was thought that the few slave-owners in Kansas would be out-voted easily!. Slave Owners in Missouri, who were a small minority of the state, were afraid slaves would escape across the border, so they 'immigrated' thier people into Kansas to pad the vote (evidently, no one had thought to make a 'residency' requirement for voting at that time), to the tune of several thousand people!. The Abolistionists in other states followed suit, and 'imigrated' several thousand of thier own into Kansas to vote!. And of course, it never occured to anyone that several thousand opposing people might actually resort to violence, to run the others off!. Hence, Bleeding Kansas, another of our governements 'crowning achievements' that could have, and should have been avoided!. It became one of the catylists that led to the War for Southern Independence!. It caused the Democratic party to lose credibility, and ultimately, the Presidential Election in 1860!. So, the War was actually caused not by slavery, but like most of them, Government Stupidity and Apathy!. Some things never change!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com