The sacking of Lawrence helped lead to the Civil War. May 21, 1856. Some 800 pro-slavery men sacked the free-state town of Lawrence, Kansas. Two...
Bleeding Kansas
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Little-Known Effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
When Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 its purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and create two new territories and allow for...
Little-Known Effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
When Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 its purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and create two new territories and allow for...
Into the Devil’s Den
David Starr Hoyt’s peace attempt proved fatal. David Starr Hoyt was an early casualty of “Bleeding Kansas.” In the mid-1850s, he was a leader of...
The Ball Is Opened The first attack on Lawrence was a prelude to war.
May 21, 1856. Some 800 pro-slavery men sacked the free-state town of Lawrence, Kansas. Two newspapers, a hotel and the home of the former state...