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WorksheetsKansas/Nebraska Act
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did the Kansas/Nebraska Act allow people in their territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on?
a)
It allowed them to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders
b)
It allowed them to decide if they wanted to expand their territories
c)
It allowed them to be able to choose whether they wanted to move to Kansas or Nebraska
d)
It allowed them to choose if they wanted to keep each other from coming into their territories
2.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
An agreement between two territories
b)
When two opposing sides find peace
c)
A belief that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
d)
A belief that there shouldn't be such thing as a government
3.
Was popular sovereignty used in the Kansas/Nebraska act?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
What was "Bleeding Kansas"?
a)
A series of multiple violent political confrontations in the US between 1854 and 1861 that paved the way to the Civil War
b)
A war between Kansas and Nebraska between 1845 and 1850 that had a major influence on the Civil War.
5.
What was the outcome?
a)
There was no outcome
b)
The conflict ended altogether
c)
Kansas became a battleground over slavery
d)
All of the above
6.
What was the initial intention of the Kansas/Nebraska act?
a)
To open up thousands of new farms and to make feasible a Midwestern Transcontinental Railroad.
b)
To join Kansas and Nebraska together in order to get more goods transported
7.
Who were the Border Ruffians?
a)
The name given to the pro-slavery activists from Missouri who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas to force the acceptance of slavery there.
b)
The pro-slavery activists who wanted to cross the border into the opposing territory in 1857.
8.
What was the Kansas/Nebraska Bill?
a)
A bill that allowed the people who inhabited Kansas to migrate to the border of Nebraska
b)
A bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska.
9.
Who were the Free Staters?
a)
The name given to the people who were against slavery
b)
the name given to the people who were for slavery
10.
Was the North or South of the US against slavery?
a)
The North
b)
The South
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