What Happened in the Battle of Blackjack?

In 1854, pro-slavery forces in Kansas Territory attacked the town of Lawrence in an attempt to drive out antislavery settlers. The raiders, led by U.S. Marshal Samuel D.

Lecompte, sacked the town, but were driven off by a militia force led by Colonel James Lane. This battle became known as the “Battle of Black Jack.”.

In May 1856, a pro-slavery mob attacked the Free State Hotel in Lawrence and killed one man. In response, antislavery forces led by John Brown raided the town of Osawatomie and killed five pro-slavery men.

This event became known as the “Pottawatomie Massacre.

The violence in Kansas Territory continued to escalate. In August 1856, a group of proslavery men attacked and burned the town of Lawrence.

In response, John Brown and a group of antislavery supporters raided the town of Pottawatomie and killed five proslavery men. This event became known as the “Pottawatomie Massacre.

The violence in Kansas Territory finally came to an end in 1858 with the signing of the Treaty of Fort Wise. This treaty allowed for the admission of Kansas into the Union as a free state.