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Five proslavery settlers are killed?
At Pottawatomie Creek in 1856, John Brown and his anti-slavery forces killed five prop-slavery settlers in Kansas. This was in retaliation for the attack on Lawrence, Kansas, where the town was sacked and burned.
What earned Kansas the nickname 'bleeding Kansas'?
Kansas earned the nickname bleeding Kansas because in may 1856 pro-slavery jurors charged antislavery leaders with treason. pro-slavery forces rode to Lawrence to arrest those charged. When they found the suspects had fled they burned the town
Where is the town of DeSoto?
the town is on k-10 in Kansas near Lawrence and Topeka
The abolitionist movement in the Kansas Territory was based in what town?
Lawrence
What happened at Lawrence and Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas?
Prior to the Civil War, Quantrill's Raiders, a pro-slavery band from Missouri, burned the town of Lawrence, Kansas. At Pottawatomie Creek, Abolitionist John Brown and his band killed some pro-slavery settlers.
Which town in Kansas became the headquarters of the anti-slavery movement?
Lawrence
Who commandeered 450 rebels to destroy the town of Lawrence Kansas?
William Clarke Quantrill
Which towns did quantrill's raiders attack?
Quantrill's Raid, also known as the Lawrence Massacre, took place on the town of Lawrence, Kansas.
What was in effect of the events in “bleeding Kansas?
Tensions and violence over slavery spread outside Kansas
On the TV series Jericho the town of Lawrence is nuked possibly a reference to its surviving The Day After in the 1980s Both towns are in what state?
Kansas
What happened on May 22 1856?
800 slavery supporters attacked the town of Lawrence in Kansas, a stronghold of antislavery settlers. The attackers burned the Free State Hotel and destroyed two newspaper offices and many homes. Soon after, antislavery forces retaliated. John Brown,a fervent abolitionist, believed God chose hom to end slavery. The attck on Lawrence enraged Brown. he vowed to "Strike terror in the hearts of the pro-slavery people." One night Brown led a a group along Pottawatomie Creek where he seized and killed five supporters of slavery.
When was Runcorn Town Hall created?
Runcorn Town Hall was created in 1856.
