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Which statement best describes the two competing constitutions in Kansas in
1855?
Neither constitution agreed on the subject of making slavery legal.
Neither constitution was supported by the people of Kansas.
Both cons...
The Kansas-Nebraska Act - Quiz - Edge;
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Which statement best describes the two competing constitutions in Kansas in
1855?
Neither constitution agreed on the subject of making slavery legal.
Neither constitution was supported by the people of Kansas.
Both constitutions allowed slavery in Kansas for property owners.
Both constitutions considered Kansas to be a free territory. ✔✔a. Neither
constitution agreed on
the subject of making slavery legal.
Why did a group of abolitionists attack Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?
They wanted to arm enslaved workers using the town's armory.
They wanted to create a place of safe refuge for fugitive slaves.
They wanted to show their support for the Border Ruffians.
They wanted to stop a violent uprising of enslaved workers. ✔✔a. They wanted
to arm enslaved
workers using the town's armory.
, The Kansas-Nebraska Act - Quiz - Edge;
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In the 1800s, why did the US government want to keep the number of free
states and slave states
equal?
to prevent one region from becoming more economically unstable than another
and to keep the
US economy on an even keel
to maintain a balance in Congress between the number of representatives who
supported slavery
compared to those who opposed it
to make it less likely that enslaved workers would attempt to escape a slave
state to seek freedom
in a free state
to provide settlers in the territories the opportunity and the right to determine
the issue of slavery
for themselves ✔✔b. to maintain a balance in Congress between the number of
representatives
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