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The Kansas-Nebraska Act Answers

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Who was an abolitionist who led an attack on Harpers Ferry in 1859?

A
Robert E. Lee
B
Preston Brooks
C
Charles Sumner
D
John Brown
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Why did a group of abolitionists attack Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

A
They wanted to arm enslaved workers using the town’s armory.
B
They wanted to create a place of safe refuge for fugitive slaves.
C
They wanted to show their support for the Border Ruffians.
D
They wanted to stop a violent uprising of enslaved workers.
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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 maintain a balance in Congress between the number of representatives who supported slavery compared to those who opposed it
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 provide settlers in the territories the opportunity and the right to determine the issue of slavery for themselves
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect the abolition movement?

A
The act incited so much violence that people stopped supporting abolition.
B
The act spurred more people to join the movement, making it stronger.
C
The act divided the abolition movement into factions and weakened it.
D
The act encouraged more people to join proslavery groups instead.
5

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

A
They thought the railroad that would be built there would only benefit the North.
B
They did not think the area’s American Indians should be moved to Oklahoma.
C
They worried that the area’s American Indians would be relocated to the South.
D
They were afraid the admission of new free states would tip the balance.
6

In the 1855 election in Kansas, the settlers voted

A
whether or not to allow the railroad to go through Kansas.
B
to select the representatives to Congress from Kansas.
C
whether or not to ratify a newly drafted constitution.
D
to choose a territorial government in Kansas.
7

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

A
Stephen Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Charles Sumner
D
John Brown
8

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

A
“compromisers.”
B
“border ruffians.”
C
“conductors.”
D
“free soilers.”
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What happened to Congressman Preston Brooks after he attacked Senator Charles Sumner?

A
Brooks stayed in office despite objections and was re-elected.
B
Brooks spent the rest of his life in prison in Washington, DC.
C
Brooks resigned from office but was promptly re-elected.
D
Brooks resigned from office in disgrace and left the country.
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Which statement best describes the two competing constitutions in Kansas in 1855?

A
Neither constitution agreed on the subject of making slavery legal.
B
Neither constitution was supported by the people of Kansas.
C
Both constitutions allowed slavery in Kansas for property owners.
D
Both constitutions considered Kansas to be a free territory.

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