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John Brown

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Due to the violence to the abolitionists,  an antislavery supporter, John Brown retaliated executed 5 proslavery settlers.  These actions continued thoughout the summer of 1856 and Kansas was called "Bleeding Kansas.

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The Border Ruffians stuffed the ballots to intimidated the antislavery supporters.  Things escalated when the Border Ruffians started raiding and terrorizing the people of Lawrence.

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Many of the proslavery people were from Missouri who crossed over to get Kansas to become a slave state.  This group was called "Border Ruffians"

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The decision was based off popular sovereignty.  Kansas consisted of Northerners and Southerners who created a huge conflict.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act sparked a controversy as to whether or not Kansas was going to be a proslavery or antislavery.  Nebraska had already decided to become a free state.