Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 1

Who were the Border Ruffians from the mid-1800s?

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A: proslavery settlers who came to Kansas from the neighboring state of Missouri

Question 2

In the 1800s, Border Ruffians and Free Soilers both wanted to

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A: influence the territorial elections in Kansas.

Question 3

Why did the federal government remove American Indians from the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

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B: They wanted to extend the railroad and open the land to settlers.

Question 4

In the 1800s, people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North along a secret network were called

Question 5

How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to settle the issue of slavery?

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D: It divided the land into areas where slavery would and would not be allowed.

Question 6

What is the main reason why Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s?

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B: to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state

Question 7

In the 1800s, why did the US government want to keep the number of free states and slave states equal?

Question 8

Why did Southern senators initially block the organization of the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

Question 9

Which statement best describes the two competing constitutions in Kansas in 1855?

Question 10

In the 1855 election in Kansas, the settlers voted

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate Answers