What larger conflict was Bleeding Kansas part of?

• Mexican-American War

• Civil War

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

Who was the leader of the Pottawatomie Creek massacre?

• Franklin Pierce

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Brown

• Charles Sumner

What THREE REASONS made people reluctant to support the abolitionists?

SELECT EXACTLY THREE ANSWERS

• Cotton was important to the northern economy

• Foreign interference in Kansas

• Freed slaves would compete for jobs

• Racism

Why did Mrs. Wilkenson not leave the house with her husband when the anti-slavery terrorists came for him?

• she hid under the bed

• she had the measles

• her husband told them he was not married

• she was related to one of the terrorists

What was Stephen Douglas's nickname?

• "Great Compromiser"

• "Leading Abolitionist"

• "Little Giant"

• "Freedom Bringer"

Why did settlers move to Kansas in large numbers in the 1850s?

• Only to stop the spread of slavery

• Only to spread slavery

• To spread or stop the spread of slavery

• Only to practice their new religion

What Indian groups were in Kansas before white settlers came?

• Kansa

• Osage

• Wichita

• All of the above

What was the first anti-slavery town in Kansas?

• Leavenworth

• Platte City

• Lawrence

• Wichita

Who was Kansas's first chief justice?

• Samuel Lecompte

• John Brown

• Franklin Pierce

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the capital of the new anti-slavery party?

• Topeka

• Lawrence

• Kansas City

• Shawnee