Read about how the destruction of Lawrence, Kansas, seat of the Free-Soiler government by border ruffians inflamed attitudes in the North toward the actions of the slave-holders.

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abolitionists, causes of the civil war

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border ruffians, pro-slavery, ushistory.org, "bleeding kansas", beecher's bibles, free-soil government, independence hall association, judge samuel lecompte, lawrence, kansas, sack of lawrence, sharps rifles, fraudulent kansas vote

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Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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