The Kansas-Nebraska Act Answers

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

influence the territorial elections in Kansas.

influence the territorial elections in Nebraska.

establish Nebraska as a free territory.

establish Kansas as a slave territory.

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

It decided that the use of enslaved labor would not be allowed in Missouri.

It declared that slavery would be forbidden in all Northern states.

It allowed the people in the new territories to decide the issue of slavery.

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

In the mid-1800s, the Kansas and Nebraska territories were located

below the Missouri Compromise line.

above the Missouri Compromise line.

on land that had been part of the Republic of Texas.

on land that was part of the Mexican Cession.

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

to ensure the people of Kansas would be free to own slaves

to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state

to help free African Americans move into the territory

to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas

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

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

proslavery settlers who brought enslaved people to Kansas from the South

antislavery settlers who came to Kansas to work on the railroad

antislavery settlers who were sent to Kansas from the northeast

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