SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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John Brown’s attempts to take over United States arsenals
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Tension between Nebraskans and Kansans over the border
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Fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters
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Murders of runaway slaves on the western prairie
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 21, 1856, proslavery Democrats and Missourians invaded Lawrence, Kansas, and burned the Free State Hotel, destroyed two antislavery newspaper offices, and ransacked homes and stores in what became known as the Sack of Lawrence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three distinct political groups occupied Kansas: pro-slavery, Free-Staters and abolitionists. Violence broke out immediately between these opposing factions and continued until 1861 when Kansas entered the Union as a free state on January 29. This era became forever known as Bleeding Kansas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sporadic outbursts of violence occurred between pro-and anti-slavery forces in late 1855 and early 1856. In a sharp escalation of that violence, a pro-slavery group stormed the Free State stronghold of Lawrence on May 21, 1856, destroying printing presses, looting homes and stores and setting fire to a hotel.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kansas Territory, because of its proximity to Missouri, a slave state, became a political and literal battleground for proslavery and antislavery forces.