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What was one reason Senator Stephen A Douglas believed Kansas would be a free state?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas believed that the voters in the Kansas Territory would elect to make Kansas enter the Union as a free state. One reason was that he believed Kansas' climate and the culture of its settlers were negatives on any pro-slavery outcome.
Did Senator Stephen A Douglas expect that Kansas would become a slave state?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas believed that through popular sovereignty, the people of the Kansas Territory would vote to become a free state upon its entry into the Union. He believed that the settlers in the Kansas Territory had gone there to escape slavery and the competition of slaves in the labor market. As far as Douglas could tell, the people of Kansas were small time farmers who had little interest in having slavery as part of their economy.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act mean?
The commonly accepted view in Congress was that left to themselves, the people of Kansas would follow the lead of Missouri and become a slave State. In addition, it was believed that Nebraska would be a free State. Basically the Kansas - Nebraska Act left the decision of slavery to the people. In May 1854 Congress passed this Act.
How do you think people in the North reacted to the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Happy because of Kansas being a free state----
How do you think people in the north react to the kansas nebraska act?
Happy because of Kansas being a free state----
How did Brown feel about the Free-Staters with their response to the violence in Kansas?
Brown admired the Free-Staters for their resistance to pro-slavery forces in Kansas. He believed in using violent means to fight against slavery, and he saw their actions as justifiable in the fight for freedom.
What did the revolutionaries of France believe they could accomplish?
Their motto was "Liberte, egalite e fraternite" literally meaning "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" They believed that they could accomplish a free nation, a Republic, free from the monarchy and where every man was equal and shared a sense of brotherhood with their fellow citizen. It was really quite a communist/left wing approach to governing a country. It believed in the superiority of the peasant. Although the revolutionaries of France believed that they could accomplish a peaceful nation, soon the country was in the grip of The Terror - a time when bloodshed and death was common and everyday. Many of the people killed had done nothing wrong and had no fair trial. eg " A boy hanged for cutting down a tree of liberty"
What did free soilers hope to accomplish in Kansas?
The new settlers were known as the free soilers. Like the free soil party founded in 1848, free soilers worked to end slavery in the territories. The free soil party condemned the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas Nebraska Act let to "Bleeding Kansas" a mini civil war that erupted in Kansas in 1856. Many Northerners and Southerners went to Kansas in 1854. Determined to convert the future state to their view on slavery. To ensure that their respective side would win both Southerners and Northerners. Including Ohioans like John Brown and Henry Ward Beecher, advocated the use of violence.
Did the Kansas act allowed the people the people of the territory to decide the question of slavery for themselves?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Kansas became a hotbed of violence and chaos as free state and slave state forces collided.
Why did the antislavery and pro slavery groups encourage people to move to Kansas?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for "popular sovereignty." The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers in Kansas rather than by outsiders. The decision as to whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state would be decided by the votes of people in Kansas. Whichever side had more votes counted by officials would decide if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska act deal with the spread of slavery?
that kaNSAS WAS ADMITTED AS A FREE STATE
John Brown led a raid against Harpers Ferry Virginia in 1859 for what purpose?
John Brown believed that God told him to free the slaves (he was an abolitionist). His raid was known as "bleeding kansas" because he mudered over 200 people.
