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In what year did Sterling Price become the governor of Missouri?

  • 1853

  • 1863

  • 1843

  • 1873

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Sterling Price was elected governor of Missouri in 1853, a position he held until 1857. During his time in office, Price was a staunch supporter of slavery and opposed the admission of Kansas to the Union as a free state. He also led Missouri troops in the American Civil War.
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