Why Was It Challenging for Election Organizers to Determine Who

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why was it challenging for election organizers to determine who had the right to vote on the Kansas referendum about slavery?

• A) Abolitionists stormed the central office and destroyed the voting cards.
• B) New people settled in the region daily hoping to influence the vote.
• C) Voting requirements were also hotly contested and unclear.
• D) Slaveholders tried to get the right to vote for their slaves.

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Definitions:

Wages Paid

The amount of money workers receive from employers in exchange for their labor.

Sunk Costs

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Past Costs

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Marginal Costs

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