THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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Question
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What is “Bleeding Kansas”?
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DIVISIVE EVENT OF THE US
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PERIOD OF VIOLENCE
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SETTLEMENT OF KANSAS
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ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854. In all, some 55 people were killed between 1855 and 1859.
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: -Bleeding Kansas foreshadowed the violence that would ensue over the future of slavery during the Civil War.
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