Border ruffians
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Border ruffians were pro-slavery militants from Missouri who crossed into Kansas Territory in the 1850s to intimidate voters and influence whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paramilitary group
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ pro-slavery militants ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Independence, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lexington, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Platte City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
escalation of sectional tensions before the American Civil War
ⓘ
national debate over popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | armed Missourians crossing into Kansas to sway elections ⓘ |
| hasLocationOfOrigin | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States sectional crisis of the 1850s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| influencedOutcomeOf |
Lecompton government in Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
first territorial legislature of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Bleeding Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
violence along the Missouri–Kansas border ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInProcess |
Kansas statehood struggle
ⓘ
Kansas–Nebraska Act aftermath ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
crossing from Missouri into Kansas to vote illegally
ⓘ
influencing territorial elections in Kansas ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Kansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Free-State militias in Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England Emigrant Aid Company settlers ⓘ |
| opposedGroup |
Free-State settlers in Kansas
ⓘ
Free-Staters NERFINISHED ⓘ abolitionists in Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Free-Soil movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abolitionism ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
territorial elections in Kansas in 1854
ⓘ
territorial elections in Kansas in 1855 ⓘ territorial elections in Kansas in 1857 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party (pro-slavery wing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
ensure Kansas entered the Union as a slave state
ⓘ
expand slavery into Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| regionOfSupport |
border counties of Missouri
ⓘ
western Missouri ⓘ |
| supportedLaw | Kansas–Nebraska Act GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
armed raids
ⓘ
ballot-box stuffing ⓘ electoral fraud ⓘ illegal voting in Kansas elections ⓘ threats against Free-State settlers ⓘ violence ⓘ voter intimidation ⓘ |
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