History Qs (8/28)

Underground Railroad

Used to help runaway slaves find their way to freedom.

Free Soil Party

A slogan to represent those who opposed to slavery & left their parties to join this party.

David Wilmot

David Wilmot was a Representative of Pennsylvania and introduced the Wilmot Proviso.

John C Calhoun

John C Calhoun was the Senator of South Carolina & offered an idea saying that neither Congress nor any territorial could ban slavery from a territory or regulate it.

Q: Who were the border ruffians?

A: The border ruffians were one group of proslavery Missourians during the period of 1854 until the beginning of the Civil War who used to cross the border into Kansas to vote illegally, make raids, and intimidate the anti-slavery settlers.

Q: Describe in your own words what happened in Kansas that led newspapers to write about "Bleeding Kansas".

A: The proslavery border ruffians attacked Kansas & free staters fought back.

Q: Do you think it was right for the antislavery supporters in Kansas to start arrival government? Why or why not?

A: Yes, I think it was right for anti-slavery supporters in Kansas to start arrival government. I think this because when you are debating you need both sides so if you think about it it's fair for the other side say what they think.