In the early 1850s,"border ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas to attack antislavery settlers and to vote illegally in Kansas elections.

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This is true, as tensions rose between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Kansas during this time period, Missouri residents known as "border ruffians" crossed the border to try and influence Kansas politics and intimidate anti-slavery settlers.

In the Early 1850s,"border Ruffians" from Missouri Invaded Kansas to Attack