1 Mai 1856 Jahr - Bleeding Kansas

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who?- disputes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people

what?- Bleeding Kansas was a series of disputes about slavery, following the creation of the new territory Kansas. Pro slavery people came to the town of Lawrence and burned some buildings attempting to arrest free state leaders. this sparked more violence, leading to even more sectional tension between the North and South.

when?- May of 1856

where?- Kansas territory

why important?- Bleeding Kansas is important because it shows how easily slavery tore the nation apart, just over one territory.

primary document? - The image provided shows the beating of senator Charles Sumner by senator Preston Brooks with his cane.

primary document citation?-https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/images/southern-chivalry/

information citation?-https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bleedingkansas#:~:text=Bleeding%20Kansas%20describes%20the%20period,killed%20between%201855%20and%201859.

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