SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
BLOODY KANSAS
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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peace
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violence
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war with Great Britain
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It became law on May 30, 1854. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas, ” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to violence as a result of its stipulation that the populations of the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would be able to decided for or against allowing slavery by means of a popular vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rival territorial governments, election fraud, and squabbles over land claims all contributed to the violence of this era. Three distinct political groups occupied Kansas: pro-slavery, Free-Staters and abolitionists.
Detailed explanation-4: -Officially titled “An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, ” this act repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had outlawed slavery above the 36º30’ latitude in the Louisiana territories, and reopened the national struggle over slavery in the western territories.