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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
What event was a result of the kansas- nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
What event was the result of the kansas nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
What event was a result of the kansa-nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
How did Kansas elect a proslavery legislature even though most settlers were opposed to slavery?
This happened because proslavery Missourians crossed over into Kansas to vote illegally
Where were the border ruffians from?
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.
Proslavery group battled antislavery people in kansas?
Border Ruffians
Proslavery elements in Kansas manipulated the statutes of the Kansas-Nebraska Act by?
Pro-slavery elements in Kansas manipulated the statues of the Kansas-Nebraska act by encouraging and arming pro-slavery residents from Missouri. These Missouri residents crossed into Kansas specifically for voting in these ballots. They were known as border ruffians.
What was the position of proslavery southerners on kansas in 1855?
After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 allowing the future state to choose whether to be a slave or state, many proslavery settlers came into the Kansas territory. Many of these settlers rushed over the border with Missouri, already a slave state, to influence the decision in Kansas.
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."
Who crossed the Kansas border to vote illegally in elections?
Citizens of the state of Missouri.
