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	[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|thumb\|~~500px~~\|right\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>		[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|thumb\|800px\|right\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>

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	[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|~~frameless~~\|~~400px~~\|right\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>		[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|right\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>

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	[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|400px\|~~center~~\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]		[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|frameless\|400px\|right\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	I<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >n 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>

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	[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]		[[file:BleedingKansas.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\|John Brown depicted as a godlike figure, fighting for slavery to be abolished in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854]]
	In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.

	~~Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists~~ and ~~Free Soilers~~, ~~as those who opposed extending~~ slavery into ~~new~~ territories ~~were known,~~ the ~~Senate passed~~ the ~~Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854~~.		I<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >n 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	~~In the months before the bill’s passage~~, ~~most of the Native American groups living on~~ the ~~land in question signed treaties ceding their land to~~ the U.~~S. government~~, ~~and all were eventually forced to move south to reservations in what is now Oklahoma~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>

	In the ~~North, where abolitionist feeling was growing~~, ~~many condemned Douglas for striking down~~ the ~~Missouri Compromise and paving~~ the ~~way for slavery’s extension into~~ the ~~territories~~, ~~rather than its ultimate extinction~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In the months before the bill’s passage, most of the Native American groups living on the land in question signed treaties ceding their land to the U.S. government, and all were eventually forced to move south to reservations in what is now Oklahoma.</span>

	~~There was no question that Nebraska would be a free state~~, ~~but~~ the ~~fate of its southern neighbor~~, ~~Kansas~~, ~~became a matter of fierce debate. Pro-~~ and ~~antislavery activists flooded~~ into the ~~new Kansas territory~~, each side seeking to turn popular sovereignty to their own advantage. As the two sides traded outbursts of violence and intimidation, “Bleeding Kansas” would generate national headlines, further inflaming sectional tensions over slavery’s future.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In the North, where abolitionist feeling was growing, many condemned Douglas for striking down the Missouri Compromise and paving the way for slavery’s extension into the territories, rather than its ultimate extinction.</span>

	~~Passage of the Kansas~~-Nebraska ~~Act also had~~ a ~~profound political impact. Debate over~~ the ~~bill split the Whig Party~~, ~~which ultimately dissolved~~, ~~and split Douglas’ Democratic Party along sectional lines. In one~~ of ~~the most heated moments in the~~ debate~~, pro~~-~~slavery Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina~~, ~~resorted~~ to ~~beating antislavery Senator Charles Sumner~~ of ~~Massachusetts with his cane on the Senate floor in 1856~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >There was no question that Nebraska would be a free state, but the fate of its southern neighbor, Kansas, became a matter of fierce debate. Pro- and antislavery activists flooded into the new Kansas territory, each side seeking to turn popular sovereignty to their own advantage. As the two sides traded outbursts of violence and intimidation, “Bleeding Kansas” would generate national headlines, further inflaming sectional tensions over slavery’s future.</span>

	~~Opposition to~~ the Kansas-Nebraska Act ~~inspired~~ the ~~formation of~~ the ~~Republican~~ Party, which ~~became the nation’s leading antislavery political party. It also drew Abraham Lincoln~~, a former one-term congressman from Illinois, back into the political arena. By 1858, Lincoln’s eloquent argument against slavery’s extension would go on display in a now-famous series of debates with Douglas, as Lincoln unsuccessfully challenged the “Little Giant” for his Senate seat.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act also had a profound political impact. Debate over the bill split the Whig Party, which ultimately dissolved, and split Douglas’ Democratic Party along sectional lines. In one of the most heated moments in the debate, pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, resorted to beating antislavery Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with his cane on the Senate floor in 1856.</span>
	In ~~Kansas, particularly, violent clashes between proponents~~ of the ~~two ideologies occurred. One abolitionist~~ in ~~particular became famous—or infamous~~, ~~depending on the point of view—for battles that caused the deaths of~~ pro-slavery ~~settlers in Kansas. His name was John Brown. Ultimately~~, ~~he left Kansas~~ to ~~carry~~ his ~~fight closer to~~ the ~~bosom of slavery~~.

	~~Brown’s first militant actions as part~~ of the ~~abolitionist movement didn’t occur until 1855~~. By ~~then~~, ~~two~~ of ~~his sons had started families of their own~~, in the ~~western territory that eventually became the state of Kansas~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act inspired the formation of the Republican Party, which became the nation’s leading antislavery political party. It also drew Abraham Lincoln, a former one-term congressman from Illinois, back into the political arena. By 1858, Lincoln’s eloquent argument against slavery’s extension would go on display in a now-famous series of debates with Douglas, as Lincoln unsuccessfully challenged the “Little Giant” for his Senate seat.</span>
	~~His sons were involved in~~ the abolitionist ~~movement~~ in the ~~territory, and they summoned their father, fearing attack from~~ pro-slavery settlers. ~~Confident~~ he ~~and his family could bring~~ Kansas ~~into the Union as a “free" state for Black people, Brown went west~~ to ~~join~~ his ~~sons~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In Kansas, particularly, violent clashes between proponents of the two ideologies occurred. One abolitionist in particular became famous—or infamous, depending on the point of view—for battles that caused the deaths of pro-slavery settlers in Kansas. His name was John Brown. Ultimately, he left Kansas to carry his fight closer to the bosom of slavery.</span>

	~~After pro~~-~~slavery activists attacked at Lawrence~~, Kansas, in ~~1856~~, ~~Brown~~ and ~~other abolitionists mounted a counterattack. They targeted a group of~~ pro-slavery settlers ~~called~~ the ~~Pottawatomie Rifles~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Brown’s first militant actions as part of the abolitionist movement didn’t occur until 1855. By then, two of his sons had started families of their own, in the western territory that eventually became the state of Kansas.</span>
			<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >His sons were involved in the abolitionist movement in the territory, and they summoned their father, fearing attack from pro-slavery settlers. Confident he and his family could bring Kansas into the Union as a “free" state for Black people, Brown went west to join his sons.</span>

	~~What became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre occurred on May 25~~, 1856, and ~~resulted in the deaths~~ of ~~five~~ pro-slavery settlers.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >After pro-slavery activists attacked at Lawrence, Kansas, in 1856, Brown and other abolitionists mounted a counterattack. They targeted a group of pro-slavery settlers called the Pottawatomie Rifles.</span>

	~~These~~ and ~~other events surrounding Kansas' difficult transition to statehood, made even more complicated by~~ the ~~issue~~ of slavery~~, became known as Bleeding Kansas. But John Brown’s legend as a militant abolitionist was just beginning~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >What became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre occurred on May 25, 1856, and resulted in the deaths of five pro-slavery settlers.</span>

	~~Over the next several years~~, ~~Brown’s efforts in~~ Kansas ~~continued~~, ~~and two~~ of ~~his sons were captured — and~~ a ~~third~~ was ~~killed — by pro-slavery settlers~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >These and other events surrounding Kansas' difficult transition to statehood, made even more complicated by the issue of slavery, became known as Bleeding Kansas. But John Brown’s legend as a militant abolitionist was just beginning.</span>

	~~The abolitionist was undaunted~~, ~~however~~, ~~and Brown still advocated for the movement~~, ~~traveling all over the country to raise money~~ and ~~obtain weapons for the cause. In the meantime, Kansas held elections~~ and ~~voted to be~~ a ~~free state in 1858~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Over the next several years, Brown’s efforts in Kansas continued, and two of his sons were captured — and a third was killed — by pro-slavery settlers.</span>

	~~These events in~~ Kansas ~~were~~ a ~~rehearsal for the upcoming civil war which will start 5 years later~~.		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >The abolitionist was undaunted, however, and Brown still advocated for the movement, traveling all over the country to raise money and obtain weapons for the cause. In the meantime, Kansas held elections and voted to be a free state in 1858.</span>

	==Video==		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >These events in Kansas were a rehearsal for the upcoming civil war which will start 5 years later.</span>

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	I<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >n 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>		I<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >n 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. Known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Despite fierce opposition from abolitionists and Free Soilers, as those who opposed extending slavery into new territories were known, the Senate passed the Nebraska bill. President Franklin Pierce signed it into law on May 30, 1854.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In the months before the bill’s passage, most of the Native American groups living on the land in question signed treaties ceding their land to the U.S. government, and all were eventually forced to move south to reservations in what is now Oklahoma.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">In the months before the bill’s passage, most of the Native American groups living on the land in question signed treaties ceding their land to the U.S. government, and all were eventually forced to move south to reservations in what is now Oklahoma.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In the North, where abolitionist feeling was growing, many condemned Douglas for striking down the Missouri Compromise and paving the way for slavery’s extension into the territories, rather than its ultimate extinction.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">In the North, where abolitionist feeling was growing, many condemned Douglas for striking down the Missouri Compromise and paving the way for slavery’s extension into the territories, rather than its ultimate extinction.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >There was no question that Nebraska would be a free state, but the fate of its southern neighbor, Kansas, became a matter of fierce debate. Pro- and antislavery activists flooded into the new Kansas territory, each side seeking to turn popular sovereignty to their own advantage. As the two sides traded outbursts of violence and intimidation, “Bleeding Kansas” would generate national headlines, further inflaming sectional tensions over slavery’s future.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">There was no question that Nebraska would be a free state, but the fate of its southern neighbor, Kansas, became a matter of fierce debate. Pro- and antislavery activists flooded into the new Kansas territory, each side seeking to turn popular sovereignty to their own advantage. As the two sides traded outbursts of violence and intimidation, “Bleeding Kansas” would generate national headlines, further inflaming sectional tensions over slavery’s future.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act also had a profound political impact. Debate over the bill split the Whig Party, which ultimately dissolved, and split Douglas’ Democratic Party along sectional lines. In one of the most heated moments in the debate, pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, resorted to beating antislavery Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with his cane on the Senate floor in 1856.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act also had a profound political impact. Debate over the bill split the Whig Party, which ultimately dissolved, and split Douglas’ Democratic Party along sectional lines. In one of the most heated moments in the debate, pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, resorted to beating antislavery Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with his cane on the Senate floor in 1856.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act inspired the formation of the Republican Party, which became the nation’s leading antislavery political party. It also drew Abraham Lincoln, a former one-term congressman from Illinois, back into the political arena. By 1858, Lincoln’s eloquent argument against slavery’s extension would go on display in a now-famous series of debates with Douglas, as Lincoln unsuccessfully challenged the “Little Giant” for his Senate seat.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act inspired the formation of the Republican Party, which became the nation’s leading antislavery political party. It also drew Abraham Lincoln, a former one-term congressman from Illinois, back into the political arena. By 1858, Lincoln’s eloquent argument against slavery’s extension would go on display in a now-famous series of debates with Douglas, as Lincoln unsuccessfully challenged the “Little Giant” for his Senate seat.</span>
	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >In Kansas, particularly, violent clashes between proponents of the two ideologies occurred. One abolitionist in particular became famous—or infamous, depending on the point of view—for battles that caused the deaths of pro-slavery settlers in Kansas. His name was John Brown. Ultimately, he left Kansas to carry his fight closer to the bosom of slavery.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">In Kansas, particularly, violent clashes between proponents of the two ideologies occurred. One abolitionist in particular became famous—or infamous, depending on the point of view—for battles that caused the deaths of pro-slavery settlers in Kansas. His name was John Brown. Ultimately, he left Kansas to carry his fight closer to the bosom of slavery.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Brown’s first militant actions as part of the abolitionist movement didn’t occur until 1855. By then, two of his sons had started families of their own, in the western territory that eventually became the state of Kansas.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Brown’s first militant actions as part of the abolitionist movement didn’t occur until 1855. By then, two of his sons had started families of their own, in the western territory that eventually became the state of Kansas.</span>
	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >His sons were involved in the abolitionist movement in the territory, and they summoned their father, fearing attack from pro-slavery settlers. Confident he and his family could bring Kansas into the Union as a “free" state for Black people, Brown went west to join his sons.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">His sons were involved in the abolitionist movement in the territory, and they summoned their father, fearing attack from pro-slavery settlers. Confident he and his family could bring Kansas into the Union as a “free" state for Black people, Brown went west to join his sons.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >After pro-slavery activists attacked at Lawrence, Kansas, in 1856, Brown and other abolitionists mounted a counterattack. They targeted a group of pro-slavery settlers called the Pottawatomie Rifles.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">After pro-slavery activists attacked at Lawrence, Kansas, in 1856, Brown and other abolitionists mounted a counterattack. They targeted a group of pro-slavery settlers called the Pottawatomie Rifles.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >What became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre occurred on May 25, 1856, and resulted in the deaths of five pro-slavery settlers.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">What became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre occurred on May 25, 1856, and resulted in the deaths of five pro-slavery settlers.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >These and other events surrounding Kansas' difficult transition to statehood, made even more complicated by the issue of slavery, became known as Bleeding Kansas. But John Brown’s legend as a militant abolitionist was just beginning.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">These and other events surrounding Kansas' difficult transition to statehood, made even more complicated by the issue of slavery, became known as Bleeding Kansas. But John Brown’s legend as a militant abolitionist was just beginning.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >Over the next several years, Brown’s efforts in Kansas continued, and two of his sons were captured — and a third was killed — by pro-slavery settlers.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Over the next several years, Brown’s efforts in Kansas continued, and two of his sons were captured — and a third was killed — by pro-slavery settlers.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >The abolitionist was undaunted, however, and Brown still advocated for the movement, traveling all over the country to raise money and obtain weapons for the cause. In the meantime, Kansas held elections and voted to be a free state in 1858.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">The abolitionist was undaunted, however, and Brown still advocated for the movement, traveling all over the country to raise money and obtain weapons for the cause. In the meantime, Kansas held elections and voted to be a free state in 1858.</span>

	<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;" >These events in Kansas were a rehearsal for the upcoming civil war which will start 5 years later.</span>		<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">These events in Kansas were a rehearsal for the upcoming civil war which will start 5 years later.</span>

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