The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party

The video explores the political landscape of 1850s America, highlighting the dominance of the Democratic and Whig parties before the rise of the Republican Party. It discusses the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which intensified regional tensions and led to the collapse of the Second Party System. The video also covers the violent events in Kansas, the political realignment that followed, and Abraham Lincoln's rise to prominence, culminating in his election as President and the onset of the Civil War.

What was the political landscape like in 1850?

• Dominated by the Democratic and Whig Parties

• Dominated by the Republican Party

• Dominated by the Green Party

• Dominated by the Libertarian Party

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To abolish slavery

• To create new territories

• To balance the number of slave and free states

• To end the Civil War

Who was the Democratic Senator from Illinois who found the Missouri Compromise inconvenient?

• Alexander Stephens

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

• James Buchanan

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act propose?

• To build a wall between the North and South

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To divide land into Nebraska and Kansas, allowing slavery if voted by residents

• To create a new political party

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

• They moved to the South

• They were horrified and opposed it

• They were indifferent

• They supported it

What violent event occurred in Kansas as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Pottawatomie Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Gettysburg

Who became notorious for his actions during the Pottawatomie Massacre?

• John Brown

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

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

• It divided the party along sectional lines

• It led to the party's dissolution

• It had no impact

• It united the party

When did Abraham Lincoln fully embrace the Republican Party?

• 1854

• 1850

• 1856

• 1860

What was one of the long-term consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It united the North and South

• It had no significant impact

• It ended slavery immediately

• It made the Civil War more likely