Bleeding Kansas |
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Part of the prelude to the American Civil War |
1856 map showing slave states (gray), free states (pink), and territories (green) in the United States, with the Kansas Territory in center (white) |
Date | 1854–1861 |
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Location | |
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Result | Kansas admitted to the Union as a free state |
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Belligerents |
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Anti-slavery settlers (Free-Staters) | Pro-slavery settlers (Border Ruffians) |
Casualties and losses |
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Disputed - 100+ | 80 or fewer; 20–30 killed |