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Bleeding Kansas
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wakarusa War | War in Kansas that started with the killing of a free- stater. |
| Jayhawkers | Kansans who had raids on Missouri settlments |
| Samuel Jones | A sheriff and sympathizer |
| Elridge family | Owned a free state hotel |
| Pottawatomie Massacre | 11 free staters were kidnapped by a group of pro-slavery men. They were taken to a ravine and were shot, but only 5 of them died. |
| Border ruffians | Missourians who crossed the border |
| John Brown | A well known abolitionist |
| Andrew reader | 1st governor of Kansas |
| Beecher Bibles | Rifles that anti-slavery men used in battles. |
| Henry Ward Beecher | An abolitionist preacher from Conneticut |
| Matyr | Someone who chooses to suffer rather than renounce his of her beliefs. |
| Bushwackers | Missourians who jumped over the border to make raids on anti-slavery settlements. |
| Treason | Turning on your country or civilization. |
| Charles Robinson | Antislavery advocate |
| Siege | surround or block a town |
| Squirrel rifles | Heavy buffalo guns or army muskets |