Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act intended to do?

• Quiet the national argument over slavery

• Increase tensions between the North and South

• Repeal the Missouri Compromise

• Make Kansas a slave state

Who was the main figure behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• John Brown

• Stephen A. Douglas

• David Atchison

• Preston Brooks

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of Kansas' statehood?

• Kansas was admitted as a slave state

• Kansas was admitted as a free state

• Kansas remained a territory

• Kansas was divided into two states

What was the reaction of Northerners to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They supported it as a step towards peace

• They saw it as a betrayal

• They were indifferent

• They believed it would end slavery

What event led John Brown to attack pro-slavery settlers?

• The sacking of Lawrence by a pro-slavery posse

• The passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• The election of a pro-slavery territorial government

What was the main issue that the Kansas-Nebraska Act failed to resolve?

• The expansion of the United States

• The balance of power between free and slave states

• The legality of the Missouri Compromise

• The admission of new territories

What was the outcome of the vote on the Kansas slavery constitution?

• The constitution with slavery was accepted

• The constitution without slavery was accepted

• Free-Soilers refused to participate

• The vote was canceled