Kansas History

A U.S. senator from Missouri who encouraged proslavery settlers to come to Kansas Territory.

• John Brown

• David Rice Atchison

• Charles Robinson

• James Lane

An antislavery supporter who organized 400 settlers from northern states to come to Kansas Territory.

• Charles Robinson

• James Lane

• Samuel Jones

• David Rice Atchison

Proslavery sheriff of Douglas County who attacked Lawrence and burned down newspaper offices and other buildings.

• Samuel Jones

• Clarina Nichols

• David Rice Atchison

• James Lane

A well-known abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for treason.

• James Lane

• Samuel Jones

• Andrew Reeder

• John Brown

What did the concept of popular sovereignty under the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

• Allowed Kansas to enter the Union as a slave state.

• Allowed the people who lived in Kansas Territory to decide the fate of slavery in the state.

• Brought about the Dred Scott decision.

• Made the Underground Railroad legal.

Border ruffians from Missouri voted in the first territorial election because:

• they wanted to see if they could get away with illegally voting in another state.

• they wanted the proslavery forces to take control of Kansas Territory.

• they intended to move to Kansas Territory in the future.

• they did not know where the border of Missouri was located.

The western boundary of Kansas Territory extended all the way to the Rocky Mountains.

• True

• False

Who was the first governor of Kansas?

• Charles Robinson

• Andrew Reeder

• John Geary

• Samuel Medary

What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• To establish a transcontinental railroad

• To allow popular sovereignty to decide on slavery

• To annex Texas

• To create a new constitution for Kansas

Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated to Kansas in the 1830s?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Cheyenne

• Iroquois