15 Questions
What was the primary cause of Bleeding Kansas?
Contention regarding the abolition or spread of slavery
Why did the economies of Southern states largely depend on the slave system?
To support the political dominance of large plantation owners
What did Bleeding Kansas reflect regarding the United States?
The increasing divide between Northern and Southern states over slavery
What was the impact of each new state admitted to the union on Congress?
It resulted in the addition of two new senators and at least one representative.
Which piece of legislation allowed the recently acquired New Mexico and Utah territories to decide the issue of slavery for themselves?
The Compromise of 1850
When did Bleeding Kansas begin, according to some historians?
November 1855
What event is considered a prelude to the U.S. Civil War?
The Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas
Which event involved the capture and execution of pro-slavery settlers by John Brown?
Pottawatomie Massacre
What was the immediate aftermath of Charles Sumner's fuming indictment against slavery in Congress?
The Brooks-Sumner Affair
What was the primary focus of the conflict in Bleeding Kansas?
Control of political power in the new state
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To allow settlers in the territories to decide on the issue of slavery through voting
How did the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln impact the southern states' decision to secede from the Union?
It convinced the southern states that they had no other recourse than to secede
What did the Northern abolitionists do to make an example out of Kansas?
Organized funding for settlers to move to Kansas and vote to make it a free state
What did the Congressional inquiries into the elections in Kansas reveal?
Massive voter fraud by the pro-slavery forces
What was the result of the fight over the fate of Kansas as a free or slave state?
Kansas petitioned to join the U.S. and was accepted
Test your knowledge about the events surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Border Ruffians, Free-Staters, and the violence that ensued in Kansas during this tumultuous period of American history.
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