A smaller civil war, which was a rehearsal for the later political disaster in the United States, was fought in which state during the late 1850s?

Kansas.

Explanation:

Bleeding Kansas was the term that was used to describe the violent conditions of the settling of Kansas territory. The violence was the result of overturning of the Missouri Compromise.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854, was the Act that was passed by the Congress of the United States, according to which, the people of Kansas and Nebraska were able to decide whether they want to allow slavery in their boundaries or not. This act overturned the Missouri Compromise that drew a latitudinal boundary between the territory of salves and free people.

Kansas bleeding was the event that foreshadowed the violence of the Civil war for slavery.

The answer is Kansas

Explanation:

Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic were known as Federalists. Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government were known as Anti-Federalists.The Federalists wanted a strong government and strong executive branch, while the anti-Federalists wanted a weaker central government. The Federalists did not want a bill of rights —they thought the new constitution was sufficient. The anti-federalists demanded a bill of rights.