Places
This town in Kansas, organized by anti-slavery settlers, was attacked on May 21, 1856.
Lawrence
This prominent abolitionist was involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre of 1856
John Brown
This term, coined by Horace Greeley, refers to the period of violent conflicts in Kansas over the issue of slavery.
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown set out for revenge after believing that this many men were killed in the Sack of Lawrence.
5
This town was the capital of the antislavery government in Kansas
Topeka
This sheriff of Douglas County led the attack on Lawrence, Kansas.
Samuel J. Jones
Referring to the pro-enslavement fraudulent voters from Missouri involved in the election of November 1854.
Border Ruffians
In this year, settlers from Missouri rushed into Kansas to influence the election for a territorial legislature through intimidation and illegal voting.
1855
This town was the capital of the proslavery government in Kansas
Lecompton
This US senator encouraged a group of settlers from Missouri to rush to Kansas and vote illegally to ensure Kansas became a slave state
David R. Atchison
This abolitionist group engaged in guerrilla warfare against enslavement during the Bleeding Kansas period.
Jayhawkers
The violent incidents in Bleeding Kansas resulted in approximately this many people being killed.
55