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Flashcards on Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To allow popular sovereignty in determining the issue of slavery in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1854
What major issue did the Kansas-Nebraska Act intensify?
The issue of slavery
What was the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It led to increased sectional tensions and violence in Kansas, further dividing the North and South.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to?
The formation of the Republican Party
Who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Abolitionists and anti-slavery supporters
What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bloody conflicts and violence in Kansas known as 'Bleeding Kansas'
Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act controversial?
It allowed for the expansion of slavery into territories where it had previously been prohibited by the Missouri Compromise.
What was the primary motive behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To create a transcontinental railroad route through the central United States
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the political landscape of the United States?
It heightened tensions between the North and South, leading to the eventual outbreak of the American Civil War.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act establish in regards to slavery?
It allowed the possibility of slavery expanding into previously free territories.
Who supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Southern politicians and pro-slavery advocates
What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of popular sovereignty?
It led to violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions vying for control in Kansas.
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What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To ban slavery in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
To allow popular sovereignty in determining the issue of slavery in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
To establish federal control over the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
To divide Kansas and Nebraska into separate states.
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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
John C. Calhoun
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When was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1830
1854
1865
1898
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What major issue did the Kansas-Nebraska Act intensify?
The issue of states' rights
The issue of slavery
The issue of westward expansion
The issue of economic policies
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Declaration of Independence
The Homestead Act of 1862
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to?
The secession of Southern states
The abolition of slavery
The formation of the Republican Party
The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
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Who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Southern politicians and pro-slavery advocates
Northern industrialists and businessmen
Abolitionists and anti-slavery supporters
Native American tribes
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Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act controversial?
It allowed for the expansion of slavery into territories where it had previously been prohibited by the Missouri Compromise.
It imposed high taxes on imported goods
It granted voting rights to enslaved individuals
It called for the annexation of Cuba
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What was the primary motive behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To promote religious freedom
To create a transcontinental railroad route through the central United States
To establish a national banking system
To expand American territorial holdings in the Pacific
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the political landscape of the United States?
It led to the formation of the Whig Party
It heightened tensions between the North and South, leading to the eventual outbreak of the American Civil War.
It resulted in the adoption of the Articles of Confederation
It established a two-party system with the Democrats and Republicans
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