Supporters of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska

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opposed slavery
supported small farmers
supported increased power for the states
believed it gave the states too much power
2.
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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Northern senators
Southern senators
Senator Stephen A. Douglas
Congressman David R. Atchison
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the
states of Kansas and Nebraska
territories of Kansas and Nebraska
constitutions of Kansas and Nebraska
Indian territory in Kansas and Nebraska
4.
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According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,
all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery
the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states
5.
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Which best explains why Southerners in Congress supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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
6.
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Which best explains how the Kansas-Nebraska Act affected the Missouri Compromise?
it strengthened the Missouri Compromise by prohibiting slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line.
it overturned the Missouri Compromise by requiring slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line
it overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states above the 36°30’ N line
it weakened the Missouri Compromise by allowing the possibility of slavery in states below the 36°30’ N line.
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Why did some Northerners in Congress disapprove of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
it could allow slavery to exist in Northern territories
it could force all Northern states to accept slavery
it did not allow for the expansion of the transcontinental railroad
it did not allow the people to decide the slavery issue for themselves
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