Question

1. drag and drop the terms with the descriptions.

residents of missouri who came to kansas to vote illegally
required enslaved people seeking freedom to be returned
helped enslaved people seeking freedom, often to canada
site of attack on federal arsenal
choices
border ruffians
lincolns ferry
separatists
harpers ferry
fugitive slave laws
underground railroad
overground railroad

Explanation:

• Border ruffians were pro-slavery Missouri residents who illegally voted in Kansas to influence its slavery status.
• Fugitive slave laws mandated that enslaved people who escaped to free areas be returned to their enslavers.
• The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom, often to Canada.
• Harper's Ferry was the site of John Brown's 1859 attack on a federal arsenal to arm enslaved people for rebellion.

Answer:

• residents of Missouri who came to Kansas to vote illegally: Border ruffians
• required enslaved people seeking freedom to be returned: fugitive slave laws
• helped enslaved people seeking freedom, often to Canada: Underground Railroad
• site of attack on federal arsenal: Harper's Ferry