SS.8.A.4.2

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect slavery in the western territories?

• It opened up some western territories to legal slavery.

• It allowed slaves in some western territories to escape.

• It banned the selling of slaves from some western territories.

• It made slavery in some western territories a federal decision.

How did the Missouri Compromise differ from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It opened up some western territories to legal slavery.

• It allowed slaves in some western territories to escape.

• It banned the selling of slaves from some western territories.

• It made slavery in some western territories a federal decision.

How did the Missouri Compromise differ from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It opened up some western territories to legal slavery.

• It allowed slaves in some western territories to escape.

• It banned the selling of slaves from some western territories.

• It made slavery in some western territories a federal decision.

How did the Missouri Compromise differ from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The Missouri Compromise did not allow slavery in new states north of the Compromise line; the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed residents of each territory to decide whether to be a slave or free state.

• The Missouri Compromise allowed residents in each territory to decide whether to be a slave or free state; the Kansas-Nebraska Act did not allow slavery in new states.

• The Missouri Compromise did not allow slavery in new states; the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed residents of each territory to decide whether to be a slave or free state.

• The Missouri Compromise allowed residents of each territory north of the Compromise line to decide whether to be a slave or free state; the Kansas-Nebraska Act did not allow slavery in new states.

Why was the territory of Kansas referred to as "Bleeding Kansas?"

• to describe the conflicts between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers in Kansas

• to describe the fighting between armies in Kansas during the Civil War

• to describe the violent competition between settlers for land in Kansas

• to describe the clashes with Native Americans during the settlement of Kansas

Which statement explains how the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 affected the debate over the spread of slavery?

• It repealed the Missouri Compromise, leading many people to fear the growing power of slave-owners.

• It repealed the Compromise of 1850, leading many people to fear the growing power of slave-owners.

• It repealed the Missouri Compromise, leading many people to argue for greater states' rights.

• It repealed the Compromise of 1850, leading many people to argue for greater states' rights.

What motivated some wealthy Floridians to encourage slavery within the state?

• the desire to profit from the slave trade

• the demand for labor on plantations

• the need for workers in manufacturing

• the desire to gain representatives in the legislature

Which Florida location became the first free African-American settlement in the United States?

• Fort Mose

• Lick Creek

• Lincoln City

• Fort Defiance

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing popular sovereignty to resolve the slavery issue in new states.

• It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing federal legislation to resolve the slavery issue in new states.

• It increased the number of existing states covered by the Missouri Compromise.

• It increased the number of new states covered by the Missouri Compromise.

How were the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 similar?

• They both addressed the issue of slavery.

• They both addressed the issue of tariffs.

• They both addressed the issue of prisons.

• They both addressed the issue of immigration.