Which statement best describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

A-Natural disasters in Kansas resulted in the death of settlers there.
B-The Missouri Compromise guaranteed that Kansas would be a slave state.
C- Abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers fought about whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
D- A free and fair election determined whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.

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C - Abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers fought about whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.

This statement best describes "Bleeding Kansas," which was a series of violent confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1859 over the issues of slavery and territorial governance.