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1. pro-slavery leaders in missouri urged settlers to move to kansas for which reason?

to reduce the amount of speculation in unsettled lands

to control the fertile soil along the missouri border

to prevent missouri from sharing a border with a free state

to encourage the expansion of popular sovereignty

2. women were not allowed to support the union war effort in which way?

making clothing and blankets

serving as battlefield nurses

fundraising for supplies

fighting in the army

3. the battle of mine creek is significant for which reason?

it was the last major civil war battle fought in the west.

it was the last border skirmish between kansas and missouri.

it was the first major battle in which african american fought.

it was the first battle won by the kansas infantry.

4. the purpose of the 1855 census in kansas was to

determine the number of eligible voters living in the territory.

determine the number of slaves and free blacks living in the territory.

to determine the number of abolitionists living in the territory.

to identify the number of slavery supporters living in the territory.

5. which reason most likely explains why william c. quantrill and his guerrillas only targeted men during their raid in lawrence, kansas?

the union relied exclusively on men to fight as soldiers in the army.

many women and children were able to escape before the guerrillas arrived.

many women and children had moved farther north after the outbreak of war.

the union has permitted its own guerrillas to attack rural towns.

6. in the following quote from james lane, what is he implying? "i have a hundred men from kansas in this crowd, all armed, all fighting men, just from the victorious fields of kansas! "

kansans were prepared to fight on behalf of the union.

kansans had already endured too much conflict.

kansas had fought hard to be admitted to the union.

kansans were a tough group of people.

8. which reason most likely explains why the wyandotte constitution was immediately approved by the house of representatives but not the senate?

the senate questioned whether the constitution truly represented the voters.

the senate disapproved of the ongoing pro-slavery and antislavery conflict.

kansas' admission to the union would undermine the abolition movement.

kansas' admission to the union would strengthen the position of free states.

9. what does kansas' state motto "ad astra per aspera" mean?

through pain there is growth

in pursuit of liberty, forevermore

freedom now, freedom always

to the stars through difficulty

10. which was an impact of the pony express and the expansion of transcontinental telegraph lines?

pro-slavery missourians were discouraged from crossing into kansas.

a growing number of settlers were encouraged to move west.

conflicts in the kansas territory gained national attention.

more northerners became interested in the struggles of native americans.

11. which was a similarity between the topeka constitution and the lecompton constitution?

they were both drafted by pro-slavery legislatures.

they were both supported by more than half of eligible voters.

they were both declared illegal by the territorial governor.

they both limited the rights of african americans.

12. what was the goal of speculators in the kansas territory?

to defend the institution of slavery in the territories

to protect the right of settlers to popular sovereignty

to buy inexpensive land and resell it at a higher price

to establish frontier settlements and expand trade routes