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What was the main cause of Bleeding Kansas?
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?
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.?
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?
How is Bleeding Kansas often described in relation to the U.S. Civil War?
What characterized the conflict in Kansas as it became a new state?
What characterized the conflict in Kansas as it became a new state?
What was the main impact on Congress for each new state added to the union during the expansion westward?
What was the main impact on Congress for each new state added to the union during the expansion westward?
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?
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?
What principle allowed the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?
What principle allowed the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?
What event is considered the initial outbreak of violence in Bleeding Kansas?
What event is considered the initial outbreak of violence in Bleeding Kansas?
Who successfully brokered peace between opposing militias near the Wakarusa River in Bleeding Kansas?
Who successfully brokered peace between opposing militias near the Wakarusa River in Bleeding Kansas?
What event is known as the Pottawatomie Massacre in the text?
What event is known as the Pottawatomie Massacre in the text?
Who played a significant role in the violent events of Bleeding Kansas according to the text?
Who played a significant role in the violent events of Bleeding Kansas according to the text?
What did the Brooks-Sumner Affair illustrate about the slavery debate in the U.S.?
What did the Brooks-Sumner Affair illustrate about the slavery debate in the U.S.?
Why did anti-slavery sentiment in Kansas lead to an application for statehood according to the text?
Why did anti-slavery sentiment in Kansas lead to an application for statehood according to the text?
How did John Brown and his followers further escalate tensions between North and South after the events in Kansas?
How did John Brown and his followers further escalate tensions between North and South after the events in Kansas?
