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In the 1850s, the term “Bleeding Kansas” referred to

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Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian", or "southern" elements in Kansas.
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Bleeding Kansas refers to the border war between Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery citizens. It took place on the Kansas/Missouri border.
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