WorksheetsKansas-Nebraska Act
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1851
1853
1854
1856
This word means "before the war" (specifically, the American Civil War):
guerilla
popular sovereignty
anticivilio
antebellum
Relying on Popular Sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories was proposed by:
Abraham Lincoln
Senator Stephen Douglas
Frederick Douglas
Dred Scott
Dred Scott is famous for
being the "Father of the Underground"
the first African American to run for President
being Abraham Lincoln's best friend
a lawsuit in the Supreme Court to earn his freedom
John Brown and his sons:
Hated slavery
Helped people on the Underground Railroad
Believed God sent them to confront slave owners
Led violent raids (attacks) against slave owners in Kansas
As a result of John Brown's Raid in 1859 he:
Was voted Mayor
Became Vice President with Lincoln in 1860
Was jailed, tried for treason, and executed
Became the main character of Uncle Tom's Cabin
This image was painted in a court house in Kansas. It's central figure represents:
Abraham Lincoln
Manifest Destiny
John Brown
God
The nickname "Bleeding Kansas" came from
The beautiful red colored waterfalls in Kansas
The fact that Kansas had the worst doctors in the 1800s
All of the violence and bloodshed in Kansas that resulted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act
All the money that was being lost in Kansas due to the Gold Rush
"Popular Sovereignty" means
A king or queen who reigns with a lot of support and his popular
The right of the people living in a new territory to make a decision on slavery by vote
The same as "Manifest Destiny," that the U.S. should continue to grow in territory
The "Free-Soil" Party was
a political party that wanted every man over 18 to have a garden
a political party that supported the Homestead Act for Pioneers
a political party that wanted to STOP the spread of slavery
