A well-known abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for treason
100
convert Indian children to Christianity and teach them vocational skills
What were mission schools established to do?
100
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Spanish explorer who traveled into central Kansas in search of the mythical city of gold, Quivira
100
they wanted the proslavery forces to take control of Kansas Territory
proslavery supporters from missouri voted in the first territorial election because:
100
national attention focused on the violence over slavery
How did Kansas Territory get the name "Bleeding Kansas"
200
David Rice Atchison
A U.S. senator from Missouri who encouraged proslavery settlers to come to Kansas Territory
200
the belief that the U.S. should expand west so that the country went from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny
200
Stephen H. Long
American explorer who published a map describing Kansas as the "Great Desert"
200
Wyandotte
What under which constitution did Kansas become a state?
200
1. Maine and Missouri would enter the union as a free state and slave state
2. slave owners can track down escaped slaves in free-state territories
3. no more slave states would be admitted above the southern border of Missouri
What were the 3 conditions of the Missouri Compromise
300
Charles Robinson
elected governor at the Topeka Convention and later arrested for treason by proslavery supporters
300
allowed people in the Kansas Territory to decide the fate of slavery in the state
What is popular sovereignty?
300
William Becknell
Trader from Missouri who helped start the Santa Fe Trail
300
"white" was eliminated from the document (Indians and African Americans would have the right to vote)
What was different about the Leavenworth Constitution?
300
free state
the Wyndotte Consitution made Kansas a free state or slave state?
400
Clarina Nichols
An abolitionist who fought for the rights of women
400
network of safe houses that helped slaves escape
What is the Underground Railroad?
400
1. survey the land and take note of the animals, plants, and geography
2. establish contact with natives
3. find a water route
What is were the 3 goals of Lewis and Clark
400
can posses property
shall have equal rights in the possession of children
What rights did women have under the Wyandotte Constitution
400
slave who sued the government for his freedom. U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott and all African Americans, whether free or slave, were not citizens of the United States
What was the Dred Scott case?
500
Samuel Jones
Proslavery sheriff of Douglas County who attacked Lawrence and burned down newspaper offices and other buildings
500
free stater
jayhawker
abolitionist
What are terms for someone who is antislavery?
500
establish trade relations with Indians
French explorers and traders came to Kansas to...
500
establishing counties
setting up judicial system
levying taxes
organizing a militia
permanent seat of government
create a constitution
decide if Kansas would be a slave or free state
What were the goals that Governor Reeder set for the first territorial legislature?