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The first significant fighting over slavery took place in Kansas, during a period known as "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s. This conflict arose from the struggle between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions as they battled for control over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state. The violence and turmoil that ensued highlighted the deep divisions in the country leading up to the Civil War.

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