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What was the outcome of the election to select a legislature in the kansas territory?
The Kansas Territory became pro-slavery.
What happened in kansas in the elections of 1855?
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
What happen in the Kansas in the election of 1855?
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
What happen in Kansas in the election of 1855?
"Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
How did proslavery forces ensure that kansas would elect a proslavery legislature?
By sending armed rebels to intimidate voters. There were actually two legislatures. only one of them pro-slavery, causing further confusion.
What did pro-slavery groups do to influence the kansas territorial election in 1855?
Prior to the territorial election of 1855, Border Ruffians from Missouri crossed into Kansas and voted a pro-slavery legislature into power. They intended to make Kansas a slave state by whatever means available.
Was Lecompton a pro-slavery capitol in Kansas?
Yes, Lecompton was considered a pro-slavery stronghold during the Bleeding Kansas period. It was the capital of the Kansas Territory from 1855 to 1861 and served as a base for pro-slavery elements in the region.
Who was an antislavery settler who led attacks on pro-slavery settlers in Kansas?
John Brown was an anti-slavery settler who led attacks on pro-slavery settlers to Kansas
What group did the Kansas and Nebraska act open?
Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery
What nickname did Kansas receive when pro slavery and anti slavery settlers clashed in violence?
"Bleeding Kansas" is the nickname given to the territory where pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers clashed in violent confrontations over the issue of slavery in the mid-1850s.
How was the issue of slavery to be in Nebraska and Kansas?
Pro-slavery settlers fought against anti-slavery settlers.
What pro-slavery groups that went to Kansas to try to keep slavery legal there were called?
Pro-slavery groups that went to Kansas to try to keep slavery legal there were called Border Ruffians. They were made up of pro-slavery activists from neighboring states who crossed into Kansas to influence the antislavery vote. These groups were responsible for the violence and intimidation tactics used during the period known as "Bleeding Kansas."
