A Divided Nation: Lecture C Trouble in Kansas

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Novel written by __________ concerning the horrors of slavery.

• Harriett Beecher Stowe

• Stephen Hillenburg

• Patrick Star

Uncle Tom's Cabin: stirred up controversy and mixed feelings. Over ________ copies were sold in one year.

• 10,000

• 3000

• 300,000

• 100,000

(1854) The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

Proposed by _________. He wanted to organize Kansas and Nebraska into territories.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Squidward

• Mr. Krabbs

The goal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was so a coast-to-coast ______ could be built.

• road

• railroad

• industry

Stephen A. Douglas received southern support by proposing that Kansas and Nebraska be entered into the union by __________.

• votes

• popular sovereignty

• the President

Kansas and Nebraska was entered into the union and Northerners became upset, as this could be the most northern territory with ________.

• farming

• industry

• slavery

Politics were in shambles: The Whigs were destroyed. The _______ became pro slavery (Party of the South). The _______ became anti-slavery (Party of the North).

• Republicans; Democrats

• Democrats; Republicans

As Kansas was entering the Union, people were actually moving into Kansas so they could vote on Popular Sovereignty (slavery issues). Violence erupted in the streets. This became known as ___________.

• Bleeding Kansas

• Violence in the Streets

• Violents in Kansas

Election of 1856: Republican candidate was ________.

• John C. Fremont

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Sandy Cheeks

• Mrs. Puff

John C. Fremont's campaign was to stop the spread of slavery in the ________ territory.

• western

• eastern

• northern

• southern