Question

Read the verse from a political rallying song written by Charles S. Weyman in 1856 and answer the question.
Far in the West rolls the thunder,
The tumult of battle is raging,
Where bleeding Kansas is waging
Warfare with Slavery!
Struggling with foes who surround her,
Lo! she implores you to stay her!
Will you to Slavery betray her?
Never—she shall be free?
Hurrah!
Swear that you’ll never betray her;
Kansas shall yet be free!
—September 13, 1856. New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY)

At the time it was written, this song was sung by Query 1
who went to Kansas to vote to Query 2
slavery and oppose Query 3
advocates. This occurred because, under the Query 4
, the legality of slavery in Kansas was to be decided by Query 5
.

Answer 1

At the time it was written, this song was sung by **abolitionists** who went to Kansas to vote to **prohibit** slavery and oppose **pro-slavery** advocates. This occurred because, under the **Kansas-Nebraska Act**, the legality of slavery in Kansas was to be decided by **popular sovereignty**.