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Bleeding Kansas
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Term | Definition |
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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 |