Bleeding Kansas

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Small civil war fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas. In reprisal for the Sack of Lawrence and the attack on Sumner, John Brown and six companions murder five pro-slavery men at Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas. A war of reprisals left 200 dead in Bleeding Kansas.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bleeding Kansas". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10922, accessed 29 March 2024.]

10922 Bleeding Kansas 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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