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With the slavery issue based on popular sovereignty, the territories would become slave or free depending on which side had more votes. Both antislavery Northerners and proslavery Southerners scrambled to settle Kansas. One fierce slavery opponent, John Brown, killed five proslavery people in a raid and started a small civil war that killed some 200 people from both sides.

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Why did Kansas become a center of controversy over the issue of slavery?

Kansas became a center of controversy over slavery due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which allowed settlers in those territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. This led to violent conflicts known as "Bleeding Kansas," as pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions flooded into the territory to influence the decision. The struggle highlighted the deep national divisions over slavery, making Kansas a symbolic battleground for the broader conflict that would ultimately lead to the Civil War.


Which bill setteld the controversy over slavery in California?

The Compromise of 1850.


What was the controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

It said were slavery was allowed in territories.


What was the slavery controversy?

The slavery controversy refers to the heated debate and conflict surrounding the institution of slavery in the United States leading up to the Civil War in the 19th century. It involved arguments over the morality, legality, and economic impact of slavery, ultimately leading to a war between the Northern and Southern states. The controversy ultimately resulted in the abolition of slavery in the United States.


What state caused controversy over slavery?

Every state that was a state during the the Civil War.


The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the?

The Thee-Fifths Compromise


Which presidential in 1860 wanted to avoid all controversy over slavery?

Constitutional Unionist John Bell


What controversy causes a dispute over national government supremacy versus the rights of the separate states?

Slavery


Which bill settled the controversy over slavery in California and in the rest of the Mexican cession?

The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)


Which presidential candidate in 1860 wanted to avoid all controversy over slavery?

Constitutional Unionist John Bell


Which Bill settled in the controversy over slavery in California and The rest of the Mexican Cession?

The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)


Which bill settled the controversy over slavery in California and the rest of the Mexican cession?

The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)