Sacking of Lawrence

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:casualties pro-slavery forces
gptkbp:criticism the federal government
abolitionists
President_Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:date May 21, 1856
gptkbp:driveType political violence in the 1850s
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:the_Pottawatomie_Massacre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sacking of Lawrence
gptkbp:influenced the national debate over slavery
the_Republican_Party's_formation
gptkbp:involved the burning of buildings
the looting of supplies
the_Lawrence_Massacre
the_Free_State_Hotel
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
the_violence_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for anti-slavery supporters
the struggle over slavery
gptkbp:is_characterized_by violence and chaos
gptkbp:is_known_for a_significant_event_in_American_history
gptkbp:is_part_of the_larger_Bleeding_Kansas_conflict
the_larger_conflict_over_slavery_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:keyEvent the_history_of_Kansas
gptkbp:led_to increased tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
the_establishment_of_a_Free_State_government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lawrence,_Kansas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkbp:reportsTo newspapers of the time
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction of property
gptkbp:significantEvent the abolitionist movement
the history of civil disobedience
anti-slavery activists
the_lead-up_to_the_Civil_War
the_history_of_American_politics
the_history_of_American_democracy
the_history_of_American_civil_rights.
the_Free_State_movement
the_history_of_American_expansionism
the_history_of_American_resistance
the_history_of_civil_rights_in_America
the_history_of_law_and_order_in_America
the_history_of_social_movements_in_America
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the rise of radical abolitionism
further_violence_in_Kansas_Territory
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the election of pro-slavery officials
anti-slavery_activities_in_Lawrence
the_influx_of_settlers_into_Kansas
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the lawlessness of the time
the failure of compromise over slavery
the_Kansas-Nebraska_Act
the_deep_divisions_in_American_society
the_struggle_for_control_of_Kansas_Territory
the_tensions_between_North_and_South
gptkbp:was_marked_by the presence of armed militias