Bleeding Kansas History

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What was the main cause of Bleeding Kansas?

Westward expansion of the United States

Tensions between large plantation owners

Dispute over political control in Kansas

Controversy surrounding slavery (correct)

Which two groups were primarily involved in the violence during Bleeding Kansas?

Large plantation owners and industrialists

Native Americans and European settlers

Union supporters and Confederate rebels

Pro-slavery and anti-slavery advocates (correct)

What did The South predominantly want in new states during the expansion of the U.S.?

Abolition of slavery

Equal rights for all citizens

Slavery allowed (correct)

Slavery prohibited

How is Bleeding Kansas often described in relation to the U.S. Civil War?

As a direct cause Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the conflict in Kansas as it became a new state?

Settlers sent by both pro-slavery and anti-slavery advocates Signup and view all the answers

What was the main impact on Congress for each new state added to the union during the expansion westward?

Two new senators and at least one representative Signup and view all the answers

Which legislation admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, while also prohibiting further slavery expansion above the 36-30 parallel?

The Missouri Compromise Signup and view all the answers

What principle allowed the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?

Popular Sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

What event is considered the initial outbreak of violence in Bleeding Kansas?

Wakarusa War Signup and view all the answers

Who successfully brokered peace between opposing militias near the Wakarusa River in Bleeding Kansas?

Wilson Shannon Signup and view all the answers

What event is known as the Pottawatomie Massacre in the text?

The execution of pro-slavery settlers by John Brown Signup and view all the answers

Who played a significant role in the violent events of Bleeding Kansas according to the text?

John Brown Signup and view all the answers

What did the Brooks-Sumner Affair illustrate about the slavery debate in the U.S.?

It showed that violence could be a feature of the national level debate on slavery. Signup and view all the answers

Why did anti-slavery sentiment in Kansas lead to an application for statehood according to the text?

To gain more representation in Congress Signup and view all the answers

How did John Brown and his followers further escalate tensions between North and South after the events in Kansas?

By instigating armed rebellion through an assault on an arsenal Signup and view all the answers

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