S2 1.4 Kansas and Nebraska

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Supporters of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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supported increased power for the states.

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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Senator Stephen A. Douglas

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the

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territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

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According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would the people in each territory do regarding slavery?

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vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.

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Which best explains why Southerners in Congress supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Options: It allowed slavery where the Missouri Compromise had banned it., It permitted the practice of slavery in all US territories., Southerners favored expanding the transcontinental railroad., Southerners believed strongly in popular sovereignty.

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It allowed slavery where the Missouri Compromise had banned it.

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Which best explains how the Kansas-Nebraska Act affected the Missouri Compromise?

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It overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.

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Why did some Northerners in Congress disapprove of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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It could allow slavery to exist in Northern territories.

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How did the United States acquire the land that became Kansas and Nebraska? Options: in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, as part of the Louisiana Purchase, in the Mexican-American War, as a purchase from Canada

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as part of the Louisiana Purchase

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What is the capital of France?

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Paris

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In the 1800s, the US government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in order to

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maintain a balance in Congress between representatives who supported slavery and those who opposed it.