Kansas Chapter 5

A well-known abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for treason.

• James Lane

• Samuel Jones

• Andrew Reeder

• John Brown

Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because:

• there was too much violence in Kansas Territory.

• both antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government.

• those who invested in the towns only did so to make a profit.

• the new settler did not have experience setting up a government.

What did the concept of popular sovereignty under the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

• Allowed Kansas to enter the Union as a slave state.

• Allowed the people who lived in Kansas Territory to decide the fate of slavery in the state.

• Brought about the Dred Scott decision.

• Made the Underground Railroad legal.

Border ruffians from Missouri voted in the first territorial election because:

• they wanted to see if they could get away with illegally voting in another state.

• they wanted the proslavery forces to take control of Kansas Territory.

• they intended to move to Kansas Territory in the future.

• they did not know where the border of Missouri was located.

The western boundary of Kansas Territory extended all the way to the Rocky Mountains.

• True

• False

Kansas Territory got the name "Bleeding Kansas" because:

• there were no doctors in the territory.

• "Beecher Bibles" were shipped into the territory.

• a national attention focused on the violence over slavery.

• the rivers were dry with red dirt.

Who was the first governor of Kansas Territory?

• Charles Robinson

• Andrew Reeder

• John Geary

• Samuel Medary

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

• To establish a transcontinental railroad

• To allow popular sovereignty to decide on slavery

• To create a new state constitution

• To annex Texas into the Union

Which event is known as the start of the violent conflicts in Kansas Territory?

• The Sack of Lawrence

• The Pottawatomie Massacre

• The Battle of Black Jack

• The Wakarusa War

What was the Lecompton Constitution?

• A proslavery constitution for Kansas

• An antislavery manifesto

• A peace treaty between settlers

• A document supporting Native American rights