The Pottawatomie massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States. In reaction to the sacking of Lawrence by...
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the Pottawatomie Rifles took part in much of the violence known as Bleeding Kansas, including the Battle of Osawatomie and the Pottawatomie massacre. Although...
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John Brown (abolitionist) (section Pottawatomie)
1856, Brown and his sons killed five supporters of slavery in the Pottawatomie massacre, a response to the sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces. Brown...
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The Boston Massacre (known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street) was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers...
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History of Kansas (section Pottawatomie massacre)
Sacking of Lawrence, the Pottawatomie massacre, the Battle of Black Jack, the Battle of Osawatomie, and the Marais des Cygnes massacre. On December 1, 1855...
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Historical Society, 69 (1971), pp. 150–172 PBS Online. People & Events: Pottawatomie Massacre "John Brown's Holy War." The American Experience. WGBH, 1999, accessdate...
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participate both in the Bleeding Kansas activities — specifically the Pottawatomie massacre, during which he killed a man — and his father's raid on Harpers...
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elevation of 817 feet (249 m). The Pottawatomie massacre of May 24–25, 1856 occurred on the banks of Pottawatomie Creek. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic...
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Legislature—in 1856. John Jr. did not join his father and brothers in the Pottawatomie Massacre of May, 1856. However, he was captured by Henry Clay Pate, a border...
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later, Brown and his followers committed what became known as the Pottawatomie massacre against five pro-slavery men. The Battle of Black Jack followed...
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town Pottawatomie Light, a lighthouse in Wisconsin Pottawatomie Trail of Death (1838), the forced removal of Potawatomi Indians Pottawatomie Massacre (1856)...
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men with broadswords at Pottawatomie Creek. This incident became known as the Pottawatomie massacre. In response to the massacre, Pate, recently granted...
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Kansas (1854–1861) Wakarusa War (1855) Sacking of Lawrence (1856) Pottawatomie massacre (1856) Battle of Black Jack (1856) Battle of Fort Titus (1856) Battle...
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southerners in a single night, an event that became known as the Pottawatomie massacre. In 1858, the situation deteriorated further. James Montgomery led...
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John Hancock (section Massacre to Tea Party)
recovered enough to deliver the fourth annual Massacre Day oration, a commemoration of the Boston Massacre. Hancock's speech denounced the presence of British...
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pro-slavery settlers by the abolitionist leader John Brown in the Pottawatomie massacre. List of incidents of political violence in Washington, D.C. Timeline...
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territory the nickname Bleeding Kansas. These included John Brown's Pottawatomie massacre of 1856. Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state on January...
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King Charles before returning to the colony in 1645 after Natives had massacred settlers in 1644. He led military forces which captured the chief Opechancanough...
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online. Retrieved June 14, 2011. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Pottawatomie Massacre. Answers.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011 United States History – Bleeding...
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State University is founded. 1856 – Sack of Lawrence, Kansas 1856 – Pottawatomie massacre 1856 – Preston Brooks beats Charles Sumner with his walking stick...
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settlers who spoke in favor of slavery. At a proslavery settlement at Pottawatomie Creek on the night of May 24, the group seized five proslavery men from...
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Attack by Native American tribesmen upon Seattle, Washington. 1856 – Pottawatomie massacre, May 24, Franklin County, Kansas 1856 – Baltimore Know-Nothing riots...
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Wales. Sacking of Lawrence Wakarusa War Pottawatomie massacre Battle of Osawatomie Marais des Cygnes massacre Clark, Charles, Benjamin F. Stringfellow...
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broadswords near Mosquito Creek and Pottawatomie Creek. The event is commonly referred to as the Pottawatomie massacre. According to the United States Census...
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Kansas (1854–1861) Wakarusa War (1855) Sacking of Lawrence (1856) Pottawatomie massacre (1856) Battle of Black Jack (1856) Battle of Fort Titus (1856) Battle...
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