Exploring the Impact of Divisive Legislation

What were the two dominant political parties in the United States before the Republican Party was founded?

• Republican and Federalist

• Democratic and Federalist

• Democratic and Whig

• Republican and Whig

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To create new territories in the West

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To balance the number of slave and free states

• To establish a transcontinental railroad

Who was the Democratic senator from Illinois who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

• Alexander Stevens

What concept did Stephen A. Douglas advocate for regarding the status of slavery in new territories?

• Judicial review

• State legislation

• Federal mandate

• Popular sovereignty

What was the reaction of the northern states to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Celebration

• Indifference

• Supportive acceptance

• Indignant resistance

Which future Confederate vice president hailed the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Alexander Stevens

• Jefferson Davis

• John C. Calhoun

• Robert E. Lee

What violent event in Kansas involved John Brown and his sons?

• Patawatami Massacre

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Harper's Ferry Raid

• Bleeding Kansas

What was the result of the 1856 presidential election for the first Republican candidate, John C. Fremont?

• He became vice president

• He won the presidency

• He lost to Democrat James Buchanan

• He withdrew from the race

In which year did Abraham Lincoln challenge Stephen A. Douglas for his Illinois Senate seat?

• 1858

• 1860

• 1856

• 1854

What was one of the long-term consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It made the Civil War much more likely

• It resolved the issue of slavery peacefully

• It strengthened the Whig Party

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery