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Vocab, people, and events of Chapter 4 in Kansas History!

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Antislavery Kansans that made raids on proslavery Missourians.   Jayhawkers  
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Someone who is opposed to slavery.   Antislavery  
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Missourians who crossed the border and voted illegally.   Border Ruffians  
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Proslavery Missourians who made raids on antislavery Kansans.   Bushwackers  
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Someone who is supportive of slavery.   Proslavery  
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A. Proslavery Sherriff of antislavery town of Lawrence.   Samuel Jones  
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Elected governor at Topeka Convention and later arrested for treason by proslavery supporters.   Charles Robinson  
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First territorial governor of Kansas Territory.   Andrew H. Reader  
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Author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”   Harriet Beecher Stowe  
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Senator from Illinois, played major role in Kansas-Nebraska Act.   Stephen A. Douglas  
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A slave who sued U.S. government for freedom   Dred Scott  
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Antislavery supporter who organized 400 settlers to settle in Kansas Territory – called his “army”.   James Lane  
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An abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery. Famous for Pottawatomie Massacre and Battle of Osawatomie.   John Brown  
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A Senator from Missouri who encouraged Missourians to illegally vote in Kansas.   David Rice Atchison  
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A minister who created a Bible and rifle company.   Henry Ward Beecher  
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Which Kansas constitution was accepted and eventually passed by Congress?   Wyandotte Constitution  
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Why did Kansas Territory get the name "Bleeding Kansas"?   Because of the violent confrontations  
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This compromise added Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and banned slavery north of the 36,30 latitude line.   Missouri Compromise  
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This compromise added California as a free state and adopted the Fugitive Slave Act   Compromise of 1850  
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This law gave popular sovereignty to the people of each territory   Kansas-Nebraska Act  
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What is it called when the people get to decide on the issue of slavery?   Popular Sovereignty  
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What was the Pony Express?   An improvement on communication and transportation of mail  
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Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because:   Both the antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government.  
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