Question

In May of 1856, a proslavery mob attacked the town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Lawrence, Kansas. Omaha, Nebraska. Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.

Answer 1

Lawerence. In revenge, an antislavery group led by John Brown killed 5 proslavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Lawrence, Kansas. This was a result of increased tensions between proslavery and antislavery groups who were fighting over whether or not Kansas would enter the union as a free or slave state. Thanks to the Kansas Nebraska Act, the people of Kansas got to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery when they became a state. This became a huge issue, as their was voter corruption, voter fraud, and violence between the two groups.