Unit 10 LTQ 3

Front

What term describes the violent conflict in Kansas over slavery?

Back

Bleeding Kansas

Front

What was the result of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

Back

African Americans were denied citizenship

Front

The goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was to:

Back

Capture weapons to start a slave uprising

Front

Which state was most directly affected by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Back

Kansas

Front

The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed which earlier compromise?

Back

Missouri Compromise

Front

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide the issue of slavery by:

Back

Popular sovereignty

Front

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act increase tensions between the North and South?

Back

It allowed slavery to spread into new territories.

Front

How did popular sovereignty affect the Kansas Territory?

Back

It caused violent clashes between pro- and anti-slavery settlers.

Front

Why was the Missouri Compromise considered unconstitutional by the Dred Scott ruling?

Back

Because the court ruled that it was depriving slave owners of their property rights.

Front

How did pro-slavery forces try to influence the Kansas vote?

Back

By crossing from Missouri to vote illegally