Question

In 1854 and 1855, why was the election in Kansas considered fraudulent? Mark all that apply. Proslavery activists tampered with the voting results. Many Missourians crossed the border to vote illegally. Free-state voters did not allow proslavery voters to cast their votes. Proslavery mobs threatened election judges and free-state voters.

Answer 1

The correct answers are A) Proslavery activists tampered with the voting results. Many B) Missourians crossed the border to vote illegally.

The 1855 election in Kansas was considered fraudulent because proslavery activists tampered with the voting results and many Missourians crossed the border to vote illegally.

We are talking about the horrific time in the United States called "Bleeding Kansas."

People from the west part of Missouri crossed the state border to Kansas and demanded that Kansas could be a pro-slave state. These people from Missouri attacked the town of Lawrance, Kansas, and violence spread all over the region. The governor of Kansas, Andrew Reeder, tried to manage the intimidation and fraudulent voting, but things became worse as pro-slavery legislators formed a pro-slavery government.