Bleeding Kansas crisis

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historical event sectional conflict violent political conflict

The Bleeding Kansas crisis was a period of violent conflict in the Kansas Territory in the 1850s between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces, foreshadowing the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Bleeding Kansas 29
Bleeding Kansas era 4
Bleeding Kansas conflict 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
sectional conflict ⓘ
violent political conflict ⓘ
foreshadows American Civil War ⓘ
hasAlternateName Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
surface form: Bleeding Kansas

Border War ⓘ
hasCause Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ
popular sovereignty over slavery in Kansas Territory ⓘ
sectional tensions over slavery expansion ⓘ
hasEffect collapse of the Whig Party ⓘ
heightened sectional tensions before the American Civil War ⓘ
national attention to violence over slavery ⓘ
radicalization of abolitionist and pro-slavery movements ⓘ
rise of the Republican Party ⓘ
hasEndTime 1859 ⓘ
hasIdeologicalConflict Southern pro-slavery ideology vs. Northern anti-slavery ideology ⓘ
slavery vs. free labor ⓘ
hasLegalContext Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ
surface form: Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854

popular sovereignty doctrine ⓘ
hasLocation Kansas Territory ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasMainConflict pro-slavery forces vs. anti-slavery forces ⓘ
hasOutcome Kansas admitted as a free state ⓘ
Lecompton Constitution rejected ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Osawatomie ⓘ
Marais des Cygnes massacre ⓘ
Pottawatomie massacre ⓘ
Sacking of Lawrence ⓘ
Wakarusa War ⓘ
violence in border ruffian raids ⓘ
hasParticipant Free Soil Party ⓘ
surface form: Free-Soil settlers

New England Emigrant Aid Company settlers ⓘ
abolitionists ⓘ
border ruffians from Missouri ⓘ
pro-slavery settlers ⓘ
hasRelatedEvent American Civil War ⓘ
Caning of Charles Sumner ⓘ
Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ
surface form: Dred Scott decision

Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ
surface form: Missouri Compromise repeal
hasSignificantPerson Andrew P. Butler ⓘ
Charles Sumner ⓘ
John Brown ⓘ
Preston Brooks ⓘ
hasStartTime 1854 ⓘ
hasTopic U.S. territorial politics ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
isPartOf prelude to the American Civil War ⓘ
tookPlaceInPeriod 1850s ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Buchanan → governedDuringEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
Kansas → historicalEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Antebellum period → significantEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Kansas–Nebraska Act → consequence → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Kansas–Nebraska Act → relatedToEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon → battles → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Nathaniel Lyon
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Missouri–Kansas state line → relatedToHistoricalEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas crisis → hasAlternateName → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Kansas State Capitol → hasArtwork → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas mural
Bourbon County, Kansas → hasHistoricRole → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
The Crime Against Kansas speech → mainSubject → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
The Crime Against Kansas speech → historicalPeriod → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
The Crime Against Kansas speech → associatedWithEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Neosho County, Kansas → hasHistoricalRegion → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas era
James H. Lane → conflict → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
James H. Lane → movement → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free-State movement in Kansas
Martin F. Conway (U.S. politician) → movement → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Martin F. Conway
this entity surface form: Free-State movement in Kansas
Martin F. Conway (U.S. politician) → participatedIn → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Martin F. Conway
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas political conflict
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) → historicalEra → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) → event → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas conflict
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) → event → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
this entity surface form: Lecompton Constitution controversy
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) → event → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
this entity surface form: Topeka Constitution movement
1856 United States presidential election → context → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
John Brown → notableWork → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas activities
John Brown → participantIn → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas → hasHistoricEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
John Henry Kagi → associatedWith → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
John Henry Kagi → associatedWith → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free-State movement in Kansas Territory
John Henry Kagi → participantIn → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas conflict
Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket → usedInConflict → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Owen Brown → participantIn → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas conflict
slave power controversy → relatedTo → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
subject surface form: Slave Power Controversy
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Kansas Territory → timePeriod → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas era
Kansas Territory → significantEvent → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Sacking of Lawrence → partOf → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Sacking of Lawrence → historicalPeriod → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas era
Pottawatomie massacre → partOf → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Pottawatomie massacre → conflict → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Battle of Osawatomie → conflictType → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Battle of Osawatomie → partOf → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Battle of Osawatomie → associatedWith → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Caning of Charles Sumner → politicalContext → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
Caning of Charles Sumner → relatedTo → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Marais des Cygnes massacre → partOf → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Marais des Cygnes massacre → conflict → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Wakarusa War → partOf → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas
Wakarusa War → conflictDuring → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas era
Wakarusa War → category → Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleeding Kansas conflicts