John Brown and some of his sons attacked ________ in Kansas.
1) a family of settlers who were in favor of slavery
2) a group of abolitionists who were demonstrating
3) sacked Wichita.
4) burned the armory at Kansas City to protest popular sovereignty.
Ans: 1) a family of settlers who were in favor of slavery
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