The Proclamation of Neutrality

What was the primary aim of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

To divide the region into free and slave territories based on the 36°30’ line

To ban slavery in the territories above the Missouri Compromise line

To prevent settlers from making decisions about slavery in the territories

To organize the Nebraska Territory and allow for popular sovereignty on the issue of slavery (correct)

What was the immediate consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

The exclusion of slavery from the territories covered by the Act

Unanimous support from both northern and southern Democrats

Increased conflict and tension between the North and South (correct)

Peaceful resolution of the issue of slavery in the territories

What did the Missouri Compromise line exclude from the Nebraska Territory?

Slavery (correct)

Missouri and Iowa

Civil administration

Settlers

What was the fundamental principle behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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Which group did not go along with the original bill introduced by Stephen Douglas?

Southern faction in Congress Signup and view all the answers

'What made the Kansas-Nebraska Act a significant step towards secession and civil war?'

'The provision to leave the decision about slavery to settlers' Signup and view all the answers

What event is credited with dividing the Whig Party and driving many northern Democrats from the Democratic Party?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act Signup and view all the answers

In what territory did the violent clashes between pro-slavery settlers and free-soilers result in the deaths of over 200 people by late 1856?

Kansas Signup and view all the answers

Who was the radical abolitionist who, along with his sons and other men, butchered five pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas?

John Brown Signup and view all the answers

Which senator was caned over 30 times by Congressman Preston Brooks in retaliation for a speech delivered in Congress?

Charles Sumner Signup and view all the answers

The controversial Dred Scott v. Sandford case led to a Supreme Court ruling that Black Americans were not citizens and that Scott was considered property. Who was the Chief Justice who delivered this ruling?

Roger Taney Signup and view all the answers

Which party emerged as an opposition party formed by former Free Soilers, Whigs, and 'Anti-Nebraska' Democrats in response to the heated slavery debate?

Republican Party Signup and view all the answers

In the 1852 election, which party won an easy victory over the crumbling Whigs, leading to their candidate Franklin Pierce garnering 254 electoral votes?

Democrats Signup and view all the answers

The Proclamation of Neutrality

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