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What event triggered the series of incidents throughout Kansas, resulting in about 200 deaths?
What event triggered the series of incidents throughout Kansas, resulting in about 200 deaths?
- The Sack of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces
- The illegal voting by 'border ruffians' from Missouri
- The election in which Kansas had enough settlers to hold
- The Pottawatomie Massacre by abolitionist John Brown (correct)
What was the nickname given to Kansas due to the violence that occurred there?
What was the nickname given to Kansas due to the violence that occurred there?
- Freedom Land
- Equal State
- Bleeding Kansas (correct)
- Harmony Territory
Who organized a rival government in Topeka in the fall of 1855?
Who organized a rival government in Topeka in the fall of 1855?
- Proslavery government at Lecompton
- Illegal settlers in Kansas
- Border ruffians from Missouri
- Abolitionists (correct)
What did the 'border ruffians' from Missouri do during the election in March 1855?
What did the 'border ruffians' from Missouri do during the election in March 1855?
What were the consequences for anyone convicted of aiding an alleged fugitive under the Fugitive Slave Act?
What were the consequences for anyone convicted of aiding an alleged fugitive under the Fugitive Slave Act?
What did the Underground Railroad refer to?
What did the Underground Railroad refer to?
Who was the author of the novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'?
Who was the author of the novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'?
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
How did Northern abolitionists perceive the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
How did Northern abolitionists perceive the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the main requirement for federal agents in enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act?
What was the main requirement for federal agents in enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act?
What was the outcome of the conflict between proslavery settlers and antislavery settlers in Kansas?
What was the outcome of the conflict between proslavery settlers and antislavery settlers in Kansas?
What was the significance of the Sack of Lawrence in the context of the conflict in Kansas?
What was the significance of the Sack of Lawrence in the context of the conflict in Kansas?
What was John Brown's role in the events that unfolded in Kansas during the 1850s?
What was John Brown's role in the events that unfolded in Kansas during the 1850s?
What was the response of the proslavery grand jury to the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas?
What was the response of the proslavery grand jury to the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas?
What was the main consequence of the actions carried out by 'border ruffians' from Missouri during the election in March 1855?
What was the main consequence of the actions carried out by 'border ruffians' from Missouri during the election in March 1855?
What was the main implication of the Fugitive Slave Act for alleged fugitives?
What was the main implication of the Fugitive Slave Act for alleged fugitives?
What was the punishment for anyone convicted of helping an alleged fugitive under the Fugitive Slave Act?
What was the punishment for anyone convicted of helping an alleged fugitive under the Fugitive Slave Act?
What was one of the ways that Northerners resisted the Fugitive Slave Law?
What was one of the ways that Northerners resisted the Fugitive Slave Law?
Who was the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad who made numerous trips back to the South to help slaves escape?
Who was the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad who made numerous trips back to the South to help slaves escape?
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
What was a key provision of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
What was a key provision of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
How did Northerners resist the Fugitive Slave Law?
How did Northerners resist the Fugitive Slave Law?
What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?
What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?
What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced by Stephen Douglas?
How did Southern Democrats view the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
How did Southern Democrats view the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
