Andrew Cayton, et al., eds., American Pathways to the Present (Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 2002), 81.
Cayton, Andrew. American Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 2002.
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2002
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By 1855 Kansas had two rival capitals. There was an antislavery capital at Topeka and a proslavery capital at Lecompton. The following year, tensions escalated into open violence, with murderous raids and counterraids throughout Kansas. The violence woon the territory the grim nickname of "Bleeding Kansas."