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Pro-slavery gun-toting Missourians who rushed to Kansas to vote were called "Border Ruffians." They crossed the state line into Kansas during the period of "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850s to influence the outcome of elections in favor of slavery. Their actions contributed to violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the territory.
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What were the armed pro-slavery group of Missourians who went to Kansas to vote called?
The armed pro-slavery group of Missourians who went to Kansas to vote were known as "Border Ruffians." They crossed into Kansas to influence the outcome of elections and support the establishment of a pro-slavery government, contributing to the violent conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas." Their actions were part of the broader national tensions over slavery leading up to the Civil War.
What two state have a city called Kansas City?
Kansas and Missouri.
Why are the chiefs called the chiefs?
they are called the because the city of Kansas is known for being really tough
Why popular sovereignty did not work in Kansas?
Because it was the only state voting at that time, so it attracted every terrorist from both sides to intimidate voters. The resulting violence was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
What would the senator Stephen Douglas promoted popular sovereignty allowed?
It would have allowed each new state to vote whether to be slave or free. This sounded nice and orderly, but the result was just the opposite. When Kansas became the first state to vote, every bully-boy from both sides descended on Kansas to intimidate the voters and interrupt the elections. They called it 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Anger over the passage of the Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 led to?
a violent clash between proslavery and antislavery forces
True or false The bitter confrontations between proslavery and antislavery factions earned the new Kansas territory the name Bloody Kansas?
No, it is called Bleeding Kansas.
What did antislavery and proslavery 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.
What were the Missourians who traveled in armed groups to cross the border and vote in elections called?
The Border Ruffians
How did anitlsavery groups respond to the attack on Lawrence kansas by border ruffians?
john brown executed five proslavery settlers 20 miles south of lawrence
What was the speech called where Charles Sumner lashed it against proslavery?
bleeding Texas I think
The early people of Missouri were called missourians because they did not live in villages but followed the migrating animal herds?
stupid question
Why did kansas become a battleground between proslavery and antislavery?
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.
What happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act's provision for popular sovereignty?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
Why did both the proslavery and antislavery advocates want control of Kansas territory?
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.
Why did both proslavery and antislavery advocates want control of kansas territory?
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.
What was kansas called during violent antebellum times?
It was called Bleeding Kansas.
