Failure of Compromise

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

"Bleeding Kansas" (mid-1850s)

  • A

    Was a peaceful negotiation between settlers that resolved the slavery question quickly

  • B

    Was violent conflict between pro- and anti-slavery forces in Kansas Territory

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  • C

    Was a cholera epidemic that swept through Kansas Territory during the mid-1850s

  • D

    Was a dispute between settlers and Native nations over reservation land boundaries

Explanation

Foreshadowed the Civil War; John Brown's Pottawatomie Massacre and the sack of Lawrence were notorious.

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