In 1856, the breaking point that first sparked the "mini-Civil War" over slavery in Kansas was

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The burning of Lawrence by a gang of proslavery raiders in 1856 was the breaking point that sparked the "mini-Civil War" over slavery in Kansas. The raiders, led by a notorious proslavery advocate named David Atchison, destroyed anti-slavery newspaper offices and homes, looted stores, and burned down buildings in the town of Lawrence, which was a hotbed of anti-slavery sentiment. This violent act ignited a wave of retaliatory violence between pro- and anti-slavery forces in Kansas, leading to a period of guerrilla warfare that came to be known as "Bleeding Kansas."

In 1856, the Breaking Point That First Sparked the "Mini-Civil