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How did the newly opened territory of Kansas become a battleground for the issue of slavery?
two opposing governments were established in kansas: proslavery and antislavery
What documents was the first to ban slavery in a state or territory of the US?
northwest ordinance
How was slavery in Ancient Egypt different from slavery in the US?
they had certain freedoms
What impact did slavery have on the deterioration of the Roman economy?
What impact did slavery have on the deterioration of the Roman economy?
What was slavery like in Africa before the arrival of europeans?
It was much worse than slavery in the America's.
What was the position of the south with regard to slavery in the Kansas territory?
Congress did not have the power to make rules about slavery in the kansas territory.
What was the outcome of the election to select a legislature in the kansas territory?
The Kansas Territory became pro-slavery.
As a result of the massacre at the slavery settlement newspapers called the Kansas territory?
(Bleeding Kansas)
What was the territory where pro and anti slavery groups fought called?
That would be the Kansas Territory.
Why were attempts to organize the Kansas territory politically difficult?
Prior to Kansas joining the Union, the Kansas Territory was a hotbed of violence and chaos between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers. Kansas was known as Bleeding Kansas as these forces collided over the issue of slavery in the United States.
What was the first US territory to spill blood in an internal conflict over slavery?
The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act caused an internal conflict. As a territory, Kansas was the first territory to have an armed and bloody conflict over slavery.
Was there an amendment that legalized slavery?
Yes, the fourteenth amendment legalized slavery.
Because of violent struggles over the issue of slavery what was the nickname for Kansas Territory?
Bleeding Kansas
In the 1850s, the territory of Kansas became known as "Bleeding Kansas" after violence erupted between abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery. Why were people living in Kansas so divided on the issue of slavery?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the territory because it had not yet been decided if Kansas would become a free or slave state.
What two group were involved in the civil war in Kansas?
The Kansas Territory was a hotbed of violence and chaos between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers.
How did the location of kansas give pro slavery forces an advantage in the race to settle the territory?
Kansas was located south of the 36°30´ parallel, so it allowed for the possibility of slavery in the area under the Missouri Compromise. This advantage attracted pro-slavery settlers who sought to expand slavery into the territory, influencing the political landscape and tipping the balance in favor of pro-slavery forces during the settlement.
Which territories were open to slavery after 1854?
Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory or you could just look in a textbook
