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Bleeding Kansas, Statehood, & the Civil War Study Guide

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What two states entered the U.S. in 1820?

a)

Illinois

b)

Maine

c)

Minnesota

d)

Missouri

2.

2. What was the name of the compromise that allowed Missouri and Maine to enter the U.S.?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Big Compromise

d)

Missouri & Maine Deal

3.

3. Under the Missouri Compromise, which state entered as a free state?

a)

Maine

b)

Missouri

c)

Maryland

d)

Mississippi

4.

4. Under the Missouri Compromise, which state entered as a slave state?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Kansas

c)

Missouri

d)

Minnesota

5.

5. Under the Missouri Compromise, no slaves were permitted where?

a)

South of the 36°30’ Parallel

b)

In the South

c)

North of the 40°32 Parallel

d)

North of the 36°30’ Parallel

6.

6. In 1850, which state wanted to enter the U.S.?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Montana

c)

Wyoming

d)

California

7.

7. California entered the U.S. as a (a)   state.

8.

8. What compromise allowed California to enter the U.S.?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

California Purchase

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

9.

9. The Compromise of 1850 said California would be a free state, but what was adopted?

a)

The Slave Deal

b)

The Slave Bargain

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Emancipation Proclomation

10.

10. What stated ALL citizens had to assist in the recovery of runaway slaves?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Slave Recovery Act

c)

3/5 Compromise

d)

The Slave Bargain

11.

11. What repealed the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Kansas Deal

12.

12. Who created or led in the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Michael Scott

b)

Andrew Reeder

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

13. What 2 things did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow? Select them.

a)

Kansas and Nebraska to become states

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Slavery

d)

Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

14.

14. What allowed states to decide if they were free states or slave states?

a)

Slavery Doctrine

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Wilmot Proviso

15.

15. Proslavery means what?

a)

For slavery

b)

Against slavery

c)

Wanted slavery abolished

d)

On the fence about the issue of slavery

16.

16. Antislavery means what?

a)

For slavery

b)

Against slavery

c)

Wanted to abolish slavery

d)

On the fence about the issue of slavery

17.

17. What was an abolitionist?

a)

Strong supporters of slavery

b)

Against slavery, but did not do anything

c)

They did not care about slavery, free or slave

d)

Wanted slavery abolished immediately and they do something about it

18.

18. When was the first Kansas census?

a)

1858

b)

1872

c)

1860

d)

1865

19.

19. How many people were counted in the first Kansas census?

a)

One million

b)

About 100,000

c)

350,000

d)

500,000

20.

20. In the first Kansas census, how many communities were large enough to be considered cities?

(a)  

21.

21. What were the communities large enough to be cities?

a)

Atchinson

b)

McPherson

c)

Wichita

d)

Leavenworth

e)

Topeka

22.

22. Many proslavery people moved to Kansas from where?

a)

Dakota Territory

b)

Mississippi

c)

Ohio

d)

Missouri

23.

23. Most antislavery people came from where?

a)

Florida

b)

New England

c)

Oklahoma Territory

d)

Louisiana

24.

24. What Supreme Court decision said ALL Blacks were not citizens?

a)

Anthony Burns Decision

b)

Marbury vs. Madison

c)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

d)

Dred Scott Decision

25.

25. What helped greatly in Kansas becoming a free state?

a)

New England Emigrant Aid Society

b)

Massachusetts Emigrant Program

c)

Kansas Emigrant Relief

d)

Operation Free State

26.

26. The fight over slavery in Kansas erupted into violence called what?

a)

The Black Plague

b)

Bloody Kansas

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Darkness over Kansas

27.

27. What city was burned by proslavery people from Missouri?

a)

Leavenworth

b)

Inman

c)

Wichita

d)

Lawrence

28.

John Brown and his followers hacked proslavery supporters to death during what event?

a)

Sack of Lawrence

b)

Pottawatomie Massacre

c)

Brown Massacre

d)

Quantrill's Raid

29.

29. What was the nickname of the Antislavery Sharps carbine rifles?

a)

Moral weapons

b)

Gordon's Rifles

c)

Beecher's Bibles

d)

Johnson's Bibles

30.

30. Who were the Jayhawkers?

a)

Anti-slavery "army" during Bleeding Kansas

b)

Emigrants from New England

c)

Pro-slavery gunslingers

d)

People who preached the darkness of slavery

31.

31. Who was the commander of the Jayhawkers?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

James Lane

c)

John Brown

d)

Matthew Mikulecky

32.

32. Who was the first governor of the Kansas Territory?

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Heinrich Schultz

c)

Harry Jenings

d)

Andrew Reeder

33.

33. Who met in Pawnee, Kansas?

a)

John Brown and his men

b)

Jayhawkers

c)

Border Ruffians

d)

Bogus Legislature

34.

34. The Bogus Legislature was full of whom?

a)

Anti-slavery people

b)

Pro-slavery people

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Slaves

35.

35. Why did proslavery supporters want to move the capital to Shawnee Mission?

a)

To become closer to anti-slavery towns

b)

They liked the land around Shawnee Mission better

c)

They heard good things about Shawnee Mission

d)

Closer to pro-slavery Missouri

36.

36. How many constitutions did Kansas have in its history?

(a)  

37.

37. What were the 4 constitutions in Kansas history? Select them.

a)

Topeka

b)

Wichita

c)

Lecompton

d)

Leavenworth

e)

Wyandotte

38.

38. Which constitution was first?

a)

Wyandotte

b)

Lecompton

c)

Topeka

d)

Leavenworth

39.

39. Which constitution was proslavery?

a)

Wyandotte

b)

Leavenworth

c)

Topeka

d)

Lecompton

40.

40. Which constitution allowed ALL males to vote?

a)

Topeka

b)

Leavenworth

c)

Wyandotte

d)

Lecompton

41.

41. Which constitution gave women more rights?

a)

Topeka

b)

Lecompton

c)

Wyandotte

d)

Leavenworth

42.

42. Which constitution is still in effect?

a)

Lecompton

b)

Leavenworth

c)

Wyandotte

d)

Topeka

43.

43. Which constitution was made confusing on purpose?

a)

Leavenworth

b)

Lecompton

c)

Topeka

d)

Wyandotte

44.

44. Who was the antislavery Massachusetts Senator that was beaten with a cane on the floor of Congress?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Thaddeus Stevens

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Charles Sumner

45.

45. What proslavery Representative beat Charles Sumner with his cane?

a)

Preston Brooks

b)

Andrew Butler

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Andrew Jackson

46.

46. John Brown helped slaves escape to where? Select them.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

West

d)

North

47.

47. After John Brown left Kansas, where did he lead a raid at?

a)

Norfolk, VA

b)

Harper's Ferry, VA

c)

Williamsburg, VA

d)

Winchester, VA

48.

48. What eventually happened to John Brown?

a)

He escaped to Canada

b)

Was in prison for the remainder of his life

c)

He was set free

d)

Hanged for treason

49.

49. When did Kansas become a state?

a)

June 30, 1861

b)

January 29, 1861

c)

January 4, 1860

d)

November 14, 1862

50.

50. Who was the first governor of the State of Kansas?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Charles Robinson

d)

Martin Van Buren

51.

51. What does Ad Astra per Aspera mean?

a)

She flies with her own wings

b)

To the Stars through Difficulty

c)

Live Free or Die

d)

Let it be perpetual

52.

52. What are the 3 branches of the Kansas state government? Select them.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Constitutional

d)

Executive

e)

Parliamentary

53.

53. Who belongs to the Judicial Branch?

a)

Governor

b)

State Supreme Court

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Congress

54.

54. Who belongs to the Legislative Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

Vice President

c)

Supreme Court Justice

d)

Governor

55.

55. Who belongs to the Executive Branch?

a)

State Supreme Court

b)

Supreme Court Justice

c)

Governor

d)

Congress

56.

56. What is on top of the Kansas State Capitol Building?

a)

Lakota Indian

b)

Pawnee Indian

c)

Wichita Indian

d)

Kansa Indian

57.

57. During the Civil War, Kansas was on which side?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

58.

58. Kansas was the first state to do what?

a)

Allow women to vote

b)

Secede from the Union

c)

Enlist Black soldiers

d)

Join the Union

59.

59. During the Civil War, Kansas had the highest (a)   rate.

60.

60. What killed 200 people in Lawrence?

a)

Quantrill's Raid

b)

Battle of Mine Creek

c)

Jayhawker Massacre

d)

Shay's Rebellion

61.

61. What Civil War battle in Linn County, KS saw the Union rout the Confederates?

a)

Battle of Little Blue River

b)

Battle of Prairie Grove

c)

Battle of Mine Creek

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

62.

62. The Battle of Mine Creek was the 2nd largest ___________ battle of the Civil War.

a)

Aerial

b)

Naval

c)

Cavalry

d)

Mobile

63.

63. There was a trail to _____ _______ in Colorado that went through Cheyenne & Arapaho land.

a)

New cities

b)

Silver mines

c)

New factories

d)

Goldfields

64.

64. Where did U.S. soldiers slaughter Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle’s camp in Colorado?

a)

Sand Creek Massacre

b)

Wounded Knee Massacre

c)

Black Kettle Massacre

d)

Battle of Little Bighorn

65.

65. What promised Indians land, supplies, and houses?

a)

Treaty of Greeneville

b)

Treaty of Hopewell

c)

Medicine Lodge Treaty

d)

Treaty of Fort Wayne

66.

66. Famous speeches were given by whom at the Medicine Lodge Treaty signing? Select them.

a)

Chief Ten Bears

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Chief Howling Wolf

d)

Chief Satanta