The policy of popular sovereignty brought about fierce competition between the anti- and pro-slavery forces in the kansas territory. the pro-slavery forces brought in residents of nearby missouri to illegally vote to sway kansas politics. these illegal voters were known as “border ruffians.” the illegal activity did not stop with politics; the border ruffians engaged in intimidation and violence against anti-slavery settlers. what could have been done to stop illegal voting? what about the violence?

b. great plains

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it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.