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What were the armed pro-slavery group of Missourians who went to Kansas to vote called?
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What was the name of the armed pro-slavery groups of missourians who went to kansas to vote?
Border Ruffians
What is armed resistance with the intention of overthrowing a government called?
revolution
What was the concept that Stephen A Douglass proposed by letting the people decide about slavery through?
He called it Popular Sovereignty, and it sounded quite reasonable. But the first time it was tried (in Kansas), it encouraged armed raiders to invade the state and intimidate voters. By the way, Stephen Douglas is not double 's'.
What did Popular Sovereignty result in?
The concept of popular sovereignty was on its surface the most democratic method to decide whether a state would be a free state or a slave state. The unforeseen consequences of this was the armed conflict in Kansas between pro and anti-slavery people. This should have been avoided however, by having a strong presence in Kansas by the US military.
What is Armed Service House Committee?
The House Armed Service Committee is a committee of the US House of Representatives that funds the Department of Defense and the US armed forces.
What was the name of the armed pro-slavery groups of missourians who went to kansas to vote?
Border Ruffians
What were the Missourians who traveled in armed groups to cross the border and vote in elections called?
The Border Ruffians
What term names proslavery supporters from Missouri who traveled in armed groups and crossed into Kansas to vote in the 1855 election?
border ruffians
What term names proslavery supporters from Missouri who traveled in armed groups crossed into Kansas to vote in the 1855 election?
border ruffians
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 happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act's provision for popular sovereignty?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
What was john browns role in the violence that led bleeding Kansas?
he killed a group of proslavery settlers near pottawatomie creek
What cities in Kansas have recruitment centers for the armed forces?
The bigger cities in Kansas have armed forces recruiting for the Navy, Marines, National Guard and Army. Topeka, Witchita, Manhattan, Garden City, Hutchinson, Salina and of course Kansas City, Kansas have recruiting offices.
Where did the name Jayhawks come from?
It is a combination of two birds, the jay torments intruders, and the hawk kills them. Prior to the Civil War and the admission of Kansas to the Union, the pro-slavery forces in Missouri attempted to make Kansas enter as a slave state. At every local election hundreds of armed Missourians invaded the territory in an attempt to control the elections. Kansans armed themselves to resist these intrusions. One of the most active commanders of these home guard units was C.R. Jennison and his company was called Jennison's Jayhawkers. Supposedly it started as the nickname for one man who said he was "jayhawking". im pretty sure there right but i thought the jayhawk was a sparrow hawk and blue jay
How many Kansas people served in World War 1?
Almost 80,000 kansas men joined the armed forces
Are bloody Kansas and bleeding Kansas the same thing?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 resulted in armed conflict between pro-slavery people in Kansas and anti-slavery people there. The terms of Bleeding Kansas and Bloody Kansas in 1854 and the years prior to the US Civil War mean the same thing.
What were the causes of Bleeding Kansas in the middle of the 19th century?
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1856 was passed, citizens in US Territories could vote in advance of statehood on the issue of slavery. This was called "popular sovereignty" Since people in Kansas has widely conflicting views on slavery, many armed conflicts developed and many lives were lost.
