How Did the Franklin Pierce Administration Approach the Settlement and Organization

question 48

Multiple Choice

How did the Franklin Pierce administration approach the settlement and organization of the Kansas Territory in 1854 and 1855?

• A) It favored the settlers sponsored by the New England Emigrant Aid Society.
• B) Pierce officially favored the legitimacy of the proslavery legislature in Lecompton.
• C) It invalidated an election in which proslavery Missourians had crossed into Kansas to vote.
• D) The administration chose to ignore the issue and played no role.