Form 4: Bleeding Kansas & Border Ruffians
Explore the violent conflicts of Bleeding Kansas and the actions of Border Ruffians. Learn how popular sovereignty led to local warfare over slavery in the region.
Questions
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Why was the Kansas Territory referred to as 'Bleeding Kansas' in the mid-1850s?
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Who were the 'Border Ruffians'?
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Which radical abolitionist led the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas in 1856?
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What pro-slavery town in Kansas was raided and sacked by pro-slavery forces in May 1856?
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Why did Kansas end up with two rival territorial governments in 1856?
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What was the pro-slavery constitution drafted for Kansas called that was rejected by Congress?
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What brutal incident occurred on the U.S. Senate floor related to 'Bleeding Kansas'?
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What speech by Charles Sumner provoked Representative Preston Brooks to attack him?
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Who funded anti-slavery emigrants moving to Kansas by providing them rifles known as 'Beecher's Bibles'?
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When did Kansas eventually enter the Union as a free state?
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What did the violence in 'Bleeding Kansas' demonstrate to the American public?
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How did many Southerners react to Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner?