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Kansas was located south of the 36°30´ parallel, so it allowed for the possibility of slavery in the area under the Missouri Compromise. This advantage attracted pro-slavery settlers who sought to expand slavery into the territory, influencing the political landscape and tipping the balance in favor of pro-slavery forces during the settlement.
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The Border Ruffians were pro-slavery activists who primarily came from the slave state of Missouri. They crossed the border into Kansas during the Bleeding Kansas period to influence the outcome of elections and support the expansion of slavery into the territory.
Slavery was most prevalent in the southern states of the United States due to the labor-intensive agricultural practices, particularly in cotton plantations. The region's economy relied heavily on slave labor to maintain the profitability of crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar cane. This contributed to the spread and perpetuation of the institution of slavery in the southern region.
The availability of fertile land for agriculture in the western territories and the demand for labor to work crops like cotton were key geographical factors that fueled the spread of slavery westward in the United States. The invention of the cotton gin also increased the demand for enslaved labor in the South, driving the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
Pro-slavery means that you favor slavery, & want it to stay.
AntislaveryAntislavery means against slavery.
Southern proslavery arguments did not include the belief that slavery was mandated by the Constitution of the United States. Slavery had been a contentious issue between the North and South since the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
This happened because proslavery Missourians crossed over into Kansas to vote illegally
the fighting between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansasthe violent clashes between pro slavery and antislavery groups in the Kansas territory.
James H. Lane was a a principal leader of the anti-slavery forces.
By sending armed rebels to intimidate voters. There were actually two legislatures. only one of them pro-slavery, causing further confusion.
He killed a group of proslavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek
John Brown came to the Kansas Territory to fight slavery. In May 1856 John Brown led a group that killed several proslavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek.
Proslavery arguments were based on the notion that slavery was a necessary part of the economy and a "positive good" for slaves. Those who supported slavery argued that it was a beneficial institution providing economic stability and protection for the slaves. Some of the most common proslavery arguments included: Slavery was beneficial to the slaves providing them with a secure and stable life protection and basic needs like food clothing and shelter. Slavery provided economic stability for the slave-owning class. Slavery was a necessary evil for the continuation of the Southern economy. Slavery was a natural way of life and the slaves were better off in servitude than in a free society. Slavery was a form of punishment for people who had done wrong in the past. Slavery was a form of "divine mandate" from God.Ultimately proslavery arguments were attempts to justify the institution of slavery and to refute any moral or ethical objections to it.
a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.
necessary evil