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Chapter 4 Review
Vocab, people, and events of Chapter 4 in Kansas History!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antislavery Kansans that made raids on proslavery Missourians. | Jayhawkers |
| Someone who is opposed to slavery. | Antislavery |
| Missourians who crossed the border and voted illegally. | Border Ruffians |
| Proslavery Missourians who made raids on antislavery Kansans. | Bushwackers |
| Someone who is supportive of slavery. | Proslavery |
| A. Proslavery Sherriff of antislavery town of Lawrence. | Samuel Jones |
| Elected governor at Topeka Convention and later arrested for treason by proslavery supporters. | Charles Robinson |
| First territorial governor of Kansas Territory. | Andrew H. Reader |
| Author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| Senator from Illinois, played major role in Kansas-Nebraska Act. | Stephen A. Douglas |
| A slave who sued U.S. government for freedom | Dred Scott |
| Antislavery supporter who organized 400 settlers to settle in Kansas Territory – called his “army”. | James Lane |
| An abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery. Famous for Pottawatomie Massacre and Battle of Osawatomie. | John Brown |
| A Senator from Missouri who encouraged Missourians to illegally vote in Kansas. | David Rice Atchison |
| A minister who created a Bible and rifle company. | Henry Ward Beecher |
| Which Kansas constitution was accepted and eventually passed by Congress? | Wyandotte Constitution |
| Why did Kansas Territory get the name "Bleeding Kansas"? | Because of the violent confrontations |
| 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 |
| This compromise added California as a free state and adopted the Fugitive Slave Act | Compromise of 1850 |
| This law gave popular sovereignty to the people of each territory | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| What is it called when the people get to decide on the issue of slavery? | Popular Sovereignty |
| What was the Pony Express? | An improvement on communication and transportation of mail |
| Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because: | Both the antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government. |