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The Kansas-Nebraska Act Answers

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

A
proslavery settlers who came to Kansas from the neighboring state of Missouri
B
proslavery settlers who brought enslaved people to Kansas from the South
C
antislavery settlers who came to Kansas to work on the railroad
D
antislavery settlers who were sent to Kansas from the northeast
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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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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 Nebraska as a free territory.
D
establish Kansas as a slave territory.
5

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.
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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
They wanted to extend the railroad and open the land to settlers.
C
The Missouri Compromise declared that they had to be removed.
D
Fighting from the Mexican-American War was extending into the area.
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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.
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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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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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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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

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