jul 17, 1854 - Bleeding Kansas

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Bloody struggle between proslavery and antislavery factions in Kansas following its organization as a territory
Abolitionist John Brown led attacks after a free soil town was attacked
200 people killed
Happened after pro-slavery Missourians settled in Kansas to swing the tide towards slavery in the region and abolitionists countered by moving into the region as well

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