may 30, 1854 - Bleeding Kansas
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What: As Kansas prepares for elections, thousands of Border Ruffians from Missouri enter the territory in an effort to influence the election. This begins the Bloody Kansas Period with duplicate constitutional conventions, separate elections, and constant and violent attacks.
Important People: John Brown
Led to War: Kansans engaged in a violent guerrilla war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. John Brown led a small group into Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas and killed five men.
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