Bleeding Kansas

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Bleeding Kansas

proper noun

historical A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
Similar: Bloody Kansas

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"Bleeding Kansas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bleeding%20kansas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bleeding Kansas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bleeding%20kansas

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"Bleeding Kansas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bleeding%20kansas.

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@misc{bleeding_kansas_2026,
  title = {Bleeding Kansas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bleeding%20kansas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}