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Kansas-Nebraska Act

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

a)

1851

b)

1853

c)

1854

d)

1856

2.

This word means "before the war" (specifically, the American Civil War):

a)

guerilla

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

anticivilio

d)

antebellum

3.

Relying on Popular Sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories was proposed by:

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Senator Stephen Douglas

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Dred Scott

4.

Dred Scott is famous for

a)

being the "Father of the Underground"

b)

the first African American to run for President

c)

being Abraham Lincoln's best friend

d)

a lawsuit in the Supreme Court to earn his freedom

5.

John Brown and his sons:

a)

Hated slavery

b)

Helped people on the Underground Railroad

c)

Believed God sent them to confront slave owners

d)

Led violent raids (attacks) against slave owners in Kansas

6.

As a result of John Brown's Raid in 1859 he:

a)

Was voted Mayor

b)

Became Vice President with Lincoln in 1860

c)

Was jailed, tried for treason, and executed

d)

Became the main character of Uncle Tom's Cabin

7.

This image was painted in a court house in Kansas. It's central figure represents:

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

John Brown

d)

God

8.

The nickname "Bleeding Kansas" came from

a)

The beautiful red colored waterfalls in Kansas

b)

The fact that Kansas had the worst doctors in the 1800s

c)

All of the violence and bloodshed in Kansas that resulted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

All the money that was being lost in Kansas due to the Gold Rush

9.

"Popular Sovereignty" means

a)

A king or queen who reigns with a lot of support and his popular

b)

The right of the people living in a new territory to make a decision on slavery by vote

c)

The same as "Manifest Destiny," that the U.S. should continue to grow in territory

10.

The "Free-Soil" Party was

a)

a political party that wanted every man over 18 to have a garden

b)

a political party that supported the Homestead Act for Pioneers

c)

a political party that wanted to STOP the spread of slavery