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Effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction — Quiz

Question 9 • United States History and Geography

After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown became

Answer
A
an enslaved man who sued for his freedom.
B
an advocate for popular sovereignty.
C
an antislavery leader and abolitionist.
D
the head of a group of proslavery settlers.

Explanation

The Kansas-Nebraska Act let settlers decide whether slavery would be allowed in their territories, intensifying conflict in Kansas. John Brown went to Kansas as a committed opponent of slavery and became an antislavery leader and abolitionist, using force against proslavery settlers. He was not a proslavery leader or an advocate for popular sovereignty.

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