Kansas-Nebraska Act and Political Impact

What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act primarily about?

• The formation of the Union

• The expansion of the United States

• The breakup of the Democratic Party

• The end of the Civil War

Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Stephen Douglas

• Andrew Jackson

• Franklin Pierce

• Abraham Lincoln

What was Stephen Douglas's proposed solution to the slavery debate?

• Missouri Compromise

• Abolition of slavery

• Popular sovereignty

• Dred Scott Decision

Which principle did the Kansas-Nebraska Act violate?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Dred Scott Decision

• Compromise of 1850

What was the reaction of Northern Democrats to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They ignored it

• They supported it

• They were indifferent

• They opposed it

Which president worked with Stephen Douglas to support the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Andrew Johnson

• Millard Fillmore

• Franklin Pierce

• James Buchanan

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on the Northern Democratic Party?

• It led to new alliances

• It decimated the party

• It had no effect

• It strengthened the party

Which new political coalition emerged as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Whig Party

• Green Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

What was one of the preconditions necessary for the breakup of the Union?

• Formation of the Red Guards

• Compromise of 1850

• Emergence of the Republican Party

• Abolition of slavery

What were the Red Guards known for?

• Promoting peace

• Organizing peaceful protests

• Supporting the Democratic Party

• Publicly humiliating and assaulting political enemies