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What was the "Bleeding Kansas" period?

  • A civil rights movement

  • A period of violent civil unrest

  • A natural disaster

  • A gold rush

Answer

The "Bleeding Kansas" period (1854–1861) was a time of violent civil unrest over the issue of whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free state or a slave state. Lawrence was central to this period.
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