When proslavery forces took control of the Kansas legislature, they implemented which of the following?
1) The Fugitive Slave Act
2) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
3) The Dred Scott decision
4) The Compromise of 1850

Question

When proslavery forces took control of the Kansas legislature, they implemented which of the following?
1) The Fugitive Slave Act
2) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
3) The Dred Scott decision
4) The Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

Here is your solution: #(a)# ⚹ When proslavery forces took control of the Kansas legislature, they were part of a larger conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas," which was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements that took place in the Kansas Territory and the neighboring towns of the state of Missouri between 1854 and 1859. This conflict was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which allowed the residents of these territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery, a concept known as popular sovereignty. ⚹ #(b)# ⚹ The proslavery legislature in Kansas, elected amidst widespread allegations of fraud and illegal voting by proslavery Missourians, passed laws that were heavily biased in favor of slavery. These laws included measures to protect slaveholding and to penalize those who assisted runaway slaves or who spoke or wrote against slavery. The specific actions taken by the proslavery legislature in Kansas did not include the implementation of the Fugitive Slave Act, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, or the Dred Scott decision, as these were federal actions. Instead, they passed their own set of proslavery laws, sometimes referred to as the "Bogus Laws," which were designed to institutionalize slavery in Kansas and to punish abolitionists. ⚹ ∻Answer∻ ⚹ None of the options provided (1) The Fugitive Slave Act, (2) The Kansas-Nebraska Act, (3) The Dred Scott decision, or (4) The Compromise of 1850 were implemented by the proslavery forces in the Kansas legislature, as these were federal acts or decisions. The proslavery legislature in Kansas passed their own proslavery laws. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ The conflict in Kansas was part of the national struggle over the expansion of slavery into the territories, which was a major factor leading up to the American Civil War. ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ The question refers to the actions of the proslavery legislature in Kansas, which were local laws aimed at protecting slavery within the territory, rather than the implementation of federal laws or Supreme Court decisions. ⚹◊What impact did the implementation of the Kansas-Nebraska Act have on the debate over slavery in the territories?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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