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U.s. History: Border Ruffians

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Because of the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a election would be held to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free state. Read about the fraudulent votes cast by the so-called border ruffians from Missouri, and see how Kansas ended up with two governors and two state legislatures.

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causes of the civil war
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anti-slavery, border ruffians, fraudulent votes, free-soilers, pro-slavery, slave codes, ushistory.org, independence hall association, kansas-nebraska act, 1854, senator david atchison
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)