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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Proslavery | Supportive of the practice of slavery |
| Jayhawker | A free-soul or unionist guerrilla in Kansas and Missouri during the border disputes. |
| Border Ruffian | Missouri settlers who crossed into Kansas to influence the outcome of the issue of slavery in Kansas |
| Bushwacker | Missouri settlers who raided antislavery settlements in Kansas |
| Antislavery | Opposed to the practice of slavery |
| David Rice Atchison | A U.S. senator from Missouri |
| John Brown | An abolitionist from Connecticut |
| Samuel Jones | The sheriff of Douglas County |
| James Lane | An antislavery U.S. representative from Indiana |
| Andrew Reeder | The first territorial governer |
| Charles Robinson | He led a group of settlers from Massachusetts to Kansas Territory under the guidance New England Emigrant Aid Company |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | American abolitionist and author |
| Henry Ward Beecher | An abolitionist in the mid 1870's |
| Dred Scott | A slave that sued the government for his slavery |
| Abraham Lincoln | The 16th President of the United States Of America, and an anti slavery supporter |
| Popular Sovereignty | Rule by the People |
| The Underground Railroad | A network of safe houses that helped slaves escape |
| Cencus | An official count or survey of a population |
| Pony Express | A mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail |
| Fugitive Slave Act | Anyone who came across a runaway slave had to immediately return it to their owner or commit treason |
| Missouri Compromise | Missouri comes in as a slave state, and Maine comes in as a free state |
| Compromise of 1850 | the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | Allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery |
| Why Was It Hard To Make A Government In Kansas Territory? | both Pro Slavery AND Anti Slavery wanted to have their own government, so they couldn't decide which one to have |
| How Did Kansas Gain The Nickname "Bleeding Kansas?" | From all the violence and fighting |
| Why Did Border-Ruffians From Missouri Vote In The Election In Kansas? | So that they were sure that the outcome would be the one that they wanted |
| Under Which Constitution Did Kansas Become A State? | Wyandotte Constitution |
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