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What was the primary cause of Bleeding Kansas?
What was the primary cause of Bleeding Kansas?
Why did the economies of Southern states largely depend on the slave system?
Why did the economies of Southern states largely depend on the slave system?
What did Bleeding Kansas reflect regarding the United States?
What did Bleeding Kansas reflect regarding the United States?
What was the impact of each new state admitted to the union on Congress?
What was the impact of each new state admitted to the union on Congress?
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Which piece of legislation allowed the recently acquired New Mexico and Utah territories to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?
Which piece of legislation allowed the recently acquired New Mexico and Utah territories to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?
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When did Bleeding Kansas begin, according to some historians?
When did Bleeding Kansas begin, according to some historians?
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What event is considered a prelude to the U.S. Civil War?
What event is considered a prelude to the U.S. Civil War?
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Which event involved the capture and execution of pro-slavery settlers by John Brown?
Which event involved the capture and execution of pro-slavery settlers by John Brown?
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What was the immediate aftermath of Charles Sumner's fuming indictment against slavery in Congress?
What was the immediate aftermath of Charles Sumner's fuming indictment against slavery in Congress?
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What was the primary focus of the conflict in Bleeding Kansas?
What was the primary focus of the conflict in Bleeding Kansas?
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What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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How did the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln impact the southern states' decision to secede from the Union?
How did the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln impact the southern states' decision to secede from the Union?
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What did the Northern abolitionists do to make an example out of Kansas?
What did the Northern abolitionists do to make an example out of Kansas?
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What did the Congressional inquiries into the elections in Kansas reveal?
What did the Congressional inquiries into the elections in Kansas reveal?
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What was the result of the fight over the fate of Kansas as a free or slave state?
What was the result of the fight over the fate of Kansas as a free or slave state?
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