Bleeding Kansas Reading Comprehension

Multiple Select

Why would Anti-slavery people from Kansas think that the vote on slavery was not legal? (Mark all that apply)

• The legislature was filled with pro-slavery representatives

• The pro-slavery voters were not from Kansas

• The vote was conducted by a neutral third party

• The anti-slavery people people were not citizens of Kansas

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What state did many of the pro-slavery voters travel from to vote illegally in Kansas?

Multiple Select

How did the anti-slavery settlers react to the illegal voting in Kansas? (Mark all that apply)

• They accepted the results peacefully

• They boycotted the official government and formed their own government

• They began arming themselves

• They became pro-slavery supporters