
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the political landscape like in 1850?
Dominated by the Democratic and Whig Parties
Dominated by the Republican Party
Dominated by the Green Party
Dominated by the Libertarian Party
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
To abolish slavery
To create new territories
To balance the number of slave and free states
To end the Civil War
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Democratic Senator from Illinois who found the Missouri Compromise inconvenient?
Alexander Stephens
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
James Buchanan
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act propose?
To build a wall between the North and South
To abolish slavery in all states
To divide land into Nebraska and Kansas, allowing slavery if voted by residents
To create a new political party
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the reaction of Northerners to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
They moved to the South
They were horrified and opposed it
They were indifferent
They supported it
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What violent event occurred in Kansas as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Missouri Compromise
The Pottawatomie Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Battle of Gettysburg
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who became notorious for his actions during the Pottawatomie Massacre?
John Brown
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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