Kansas-Nebraska Act Video

What was the primary reason for organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

• To increase agricultural development

• To facilitate the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

• To establish new educational institutions

• To create new military bases

Which concept did Stephen Douglas propose to decide on slavery in the new territories?

• Federal mandate

• Popular sovereignty

• State legislature decision

• Supreme Court ruling

Who was a leading abolitionist that criticized the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Charles Sumner

What major political shift occurred as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Formation of the Democratic Party

• Split of the Whig Party

• Rise of the Republican Party

• Dissolution of the Federalist Party

Which future president was motivated to re-enter politics due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Andrew Johnson