Question

What did the actions of the Border Ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate?

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A. that opposing sides would resort to violence
B. that abolitionists would succeed by using the press
C. that settlers would follow the laws
D. that western towns had no slave laws

Answer 1

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A. that opposing sides would resort to violence

Answer 2

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The actions of the Border Ruffians, which refers to pro-slavery activists from neighboring Missouri who crossed into Kansas during the Bleeding Kansas period, demonstrated option A. That opposing sides would resort to violence in the slavery debate. The Border Ruffians engaged in violent clashes with abolitionists and free-state settlers in an effort to influence the outcome of whether Kansas would become a free or slave state. Their violent actions highlighted the deeply divided and contentious nature of the slavery debate during this time.