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Which event occurred first?

A
the Louisiana Purchase
B
the Missouri Compromise
C
the 1855 Kansas election
D
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
3

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

A
It strengthened the Missouri Compromise by prohibiting slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.
B
It overturned the Missouri Compromise by requiring slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line.
C
It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.
D
It weakened the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line.
4

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A
Northern senators
B
Southern senators
C
Senator Stephen A. Douglas
D
Congressman David R. Atchison
5

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

A
all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery.
B
the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.
C
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states.
D
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states.
6

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

A
Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
B
Lawrence, Kansas.
C
Omaha, Nebraska.
D
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
7

How did the United States acquire the land that became Kansas and Nebraska?

A
in the Kansas-Nebraska Act
B
as part of the Louisiana Purchase
C
in the Mexican-American War
D
as a purchase from Canada
8

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

A
to ensure that the people of Kansas could be enslavers.
B
to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state.
C
to help free Black people move into the territory.
D
to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas.
9

Supporters of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

A
opposed slavery.
B
supported small farmers.
C
supported increased power for the states.
D
believed it gave the states too much power.
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Why did some Northerners in Congress disapprove of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A
It could allow slavery to exist in Northern territories.
B
It could force all Northern states to accept slavery.
C
It did not allow for the expansion of the transcontinental railroad.
D
It did not allow the people to decide the slavery issue for themselves.

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