Kansas and Nebraska

Question 1

Which event occurred first?

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the Louisiana Purchase

Question 2

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Senator Stephen A. Douglas

Question 3

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

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the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.

Question 4

Proslavery settlers who came to Kansas from Missouri in the 1800s were known as

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border ruffians.

Question 5

In 1856, an antislavery group led by John Brown killed settlers at

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Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.

Question 6

In the 1800s, the US government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in order to

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maintain a balance in Congress between representatives who supported slavery and those who opposed it.

Question 7

The main reason the Free-Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s was

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to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state.

Question 8

Why did some Northerners in Congress disapprove of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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It could allow slavery to exist in Northern territories.

Question 9

Which best explains how the Kansas-Nebraska Act affected the Missouri Compromise?

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It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.

Question 10

In May of 1856, a proslavery mob attacked the town of

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Lawrence, Kansas.

Kansas and Nebraska Answers