Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chapter 4 - KH

Kansas History Notes

TermDefinition
ProSlavery Supportive practice of slavery
AnitSlavery Opposed to practice of slavery
Abolitionists A person who wanted to bring about the immediate end of slavery
Free- Staters A settler who believed Kansas should not allow slavery
Speculators Someone who invests financially in something with the possibility with great gains or losses
Unconstitutional Not in accord with the principles set forth in the constitution of a nation or state
Demographic Relating to the study of the characteristics of human populations
Siege The surrounding and blocking of a city or town by an army attempting to capture it.
Atchison A city that was big enough to be called as city controlled by Pro Slavery settlers
John Brown Well known Abolitionists who was anti slavery
Jayhawkers A free soil or Unionist guerrilla in Kansas and Missouri during the border disputes
Bushwhacker Missouri settlers who raided antislavery settlements in Kansas.
Popular Sovereignty the concept that political and legislative power resides with the citizens
Repeal To revoke
Treason Violation of allegiance toward one's country
Transcontinental spanning or crossing a continent
Andrew H. Reeder First governor of the Kansas territory
Charles Sumner Charles Sumner was a senator that was anti slavery
Servitude A state of subjection to an owner or master
Expansionist The practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion
Indentured Servant A person who is bonded or contracted to work for another for a specified time
Martyr One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce his or her beliefs
Created by: HectorGuevara
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards