The policy of popular sovereignty brought about fierce competition between the anti- and pro-slavery forces in the kansas territory. the pro-slavery forces brought in residents of nearby missouri to illegally vote to sway kansas politics. these illegal voters were known as “border ruffians.” the illegal activity did not stop with politics; the border ruffians engaged in intimidation and violence against anti-slavery settlers. what could have been done to stop illegal voting? what about the violence?

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