Violence Erupts in Kansas

Border Ruffians Stuff Ballot Boxes

© Mary Trotter Kion

Mar 5, 2007

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allows slavery in Kansas. Abolitionist preacher, Henry Ward Beecher arms abolitionist Kansas's farmers. Border Ruffians invade Kansas and stuff ba


The Kansas-Nebraska Act creates Kansas Territory as a proslavery territory and Nebraska as a free soil territory. Northern abolitionists are determined that Kansas will become a free-soil state. Henry Ward Beecher arms Kansas farmers to fight against proslavery people. Border Ruffians cross the state line from Missouri into Kansas and stuff ballot boxes causing election to be concluded in favor of proslavery people.


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