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Chapter 4 - KH
Kansas History Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ProSlavery | Supportive practice of slavery |
| AnitSlavery | Opposed to practice of slavery |
| Abolitionists | A person who wanted to bring about the immediate end of slavery |
| Free- Staters | A settler who believed Kansas should not allow slavery |
| Speculators | Someone who invests financially in something with the possibility with great gains or losses |
| Unconstitutional | Not in accord with the principles set forth in the constitution of a nation or state |
| Demographic | Relating to the study of the characteristics of human populations |
| Siege | The surrounding and blocking of a city or town by an army attempting to capture it. |
| Atchison | A city that was big enough to be called as city controlled by Pro Slavery settlers |
| John Brown | Well known Abolitionists who was anti slavery |
| Jayhawkers | A free soil or Unionist guerrilla in Kansas and Missouri during the border disputes |
| Bushwhacker | Missouri settlers who raided antislavery settlements in Kansas. |
| Popular Sovereignty | the concept that political and legislative power resides with the citizens |
| Repeal | To revoke |
| Treason | Violation of allegiance toward one's country |
| Transcontinental | spanning or crossing a continent |
| Andrew H. Reeder | First governor of the Kansas territory |
| Charles Sumner | Charles Sumner was a senator that was anti slavery |
| Servitude | A state of subjection to an owner or master |
| Expansionist | The practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion |
| Indentured Servant | A person who is bonded or contracted to work for another for a specified time |
| Martyr | One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce his or her beliefs |