# The Untold History of the United States of America

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 2, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-of-america/338009 "2006-01-02T00:06:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-of-america/338009/61 "2006-01-06T14:47:45Z")

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> [@Raguleader](#):
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> I also seem to recall something about Kansas having a smaller civil war of it’s own, but I don’t remember if that was before or during the American Civil War.

Kansas was founded by a bunch of people bent on stopping slavery. MO was founded as a slave state and the driving force for Kansas settlers was to stop the spread of slavery west.

So, again, tensions about slavery drives the show.

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