Kansas Nebraska Act Quiz

Kansas Nebraska Act Quiz

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

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Shaneca Seymore

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

May 30, 1855

May 30, 1854

June 30, 1854

April 30, 1854

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Stephen A. Douglas

John F. Kennedy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

To establish Kansas and Nebraska as independent states

To expand the power of the federal government over the territories

To abolish slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

To allow the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do to the Missouri Compromise?

It had no effect on the Missouri Compromise.

It modified the Missouri Compromise to include more states.

It repealed the Missouri Compromise.

It strengthened the Missouri Compromise.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The establishment of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

The creation of the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise

The division of Kansas and Nebraska into separate states

The annexation of Kansas and Nebraska to the Confederate States of America

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which political party strongly opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Democratic Party

Whig Party

Republican Party

Green Party

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the nickname given to the Kansas-Nebraska Act by its opponents?

War-torn Kansas

Bleeding Kansas

Bloody Kansas

Violent Kansas

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