What is the main reason why Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s? A)to ensure the people of Kansas would be free to own slaves B)to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state C)to help free African Americans move into the territory D)to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas

The main reason why Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s was to "B) to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state" although they varied in their success.

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francocanacari francocanacari · Answer 2 · 2020-04-13T20:29:02-04:00

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The correct answer is B. Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state. They clashed against the Border Ruffians in the process known as Bleeding Kansas.

Bleeding Kansas was a conflict consisting of a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas and Missouri between 1854 and 1861. The conflict was about whether the Kansas area would be joined to the United States as a state with or without slavery, and the fighting took place between slavery supporters (known as Border Ruffians, often from the slave state of Missouri) and their opponents (the Free-Staters). The battles were characterized by cheating, raids, attacks and revenge killings. The conflict ended with Kansas joining the United States as a free state on January 29, 1861, but the battles between supporters and opponents of slavery in Kansas continued in the Civil War.