Ameliorate Bleeding Kansas

Directions: students should grammatically correct the error filled sentences below, in red.  There is a missing comma, a missing  missing colon and four capitalization errors.

before the civil war began in 1861 clashes between pro- and anti-slavery groups in kansas gave it a fitting nickname Bleeding Kansas.

nicely done DOCUMENTARY Video 
Teacher made lecture video

Suggested answer: 
Before the Civil War began in 1861, clashes between pro- and anti-slavery groups in Kansas gave it a fitting nickname: Bleeding Kansas.