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The Kansas-Nebraska Act — Quiz Answers

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

A
to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state
B
to help free African Americans move into the territory
C
to ensure the people of Kansas would be free to own slaves
D
to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas
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In the mid-1800s, the Kansas and Nebraska territories were located

A
on land that had been part of the Republic of Texas.
B
above the Missouri Compromise line.
C
on land that was part of the Mexican Cession.
D
below the Missouri Compromise line.
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Why did Southern senators initially block the organization of the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

A
They worried that the area’s American Indians would be relocated to the South.
B
They did not think the area’s American Indians should be moved to Oklahoma.
C
They were afraid the admission of new free states would tip the balance.
D
They thought the railroad that would be built there would only benefit the North.
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In the 1855 election in Kansas, the settlers voted

A
to select the representatives to Congress from Kansas.
B
whether or not to ratify a newly drafted constitution.
C
to choose a territorial government in Kansas.
D
whether or not to allow the railroad to go through Kansas.
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Who were the Border Ruffians from the mid-1800s?

A
antislavery settlers who were sent to Kansas from the northeast
B
proslavery settlers who brought enslaved people to Kansas from the South
C
proslavery settlers who came to Kansas from the neighboring state of Missouri
D
antislavery settlers who came to Kansas to work on the railroad
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In the 1800s, why did the US government want to keep the number of free states and slave states equal?

A
to prevent one region from becoming more economically unstable than another and to keep the US economy on an even keel
B
to provide settlers in the territories the opportunity and the right to determine the issue of slavery for themselves
C
to make it less likely that enslaved workers would attempt to escape a slave state to seek freedom in a free state
D
to maintain a balance in Congress between the number of representatives who supported slavery compared to those who opposed it
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In the 1800s, Border Ruffians and Free Soilers both wanted to

A
influence the territorial elections in Kansas.
B
influence the territorial elections in Nebraska.
C
establish Kansas as a slave territory.
D
establish Nebraska as a free territory.
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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

A
Abraham Lincoln
B
John Brown
C
Charles Sumner
D
Stephen Douglas
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Which statement best describes the two competing constitutions in Kansas in 1855?

A
Both constitutions considered Kansas to be a free territory.
B
Both constitutions allowed slavery in Kansas for property owners.
C
Neither constitution agreed on the subject of making slavery legal.
D
Neither constitution was supported by the people of Kansas.
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Why did the federal government remove American Indians from the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

A
They wanted to protect the American Indians from attacks by settlers.
B
Fighting from the Mexican-American War was extending into the area.
C
The Missouri Compromise declared that they had to be removed.
D
They wanted to extend the railroad and open the land to settlers.

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