Missouri Compromise
Under the Missouri Compromise, what state became a free state?
Maine
The Compromise of 1850 added _________as a free state.
California
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
Abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for treason.
John Brown
What did free-staters believe?
Kansas should not allow slavery.
During the Civil War, Lawrence was burned to the ground. What was this called?
Quantrill's Raid
Under the Missouri Compromise, what state became a slave state?
Missouri
_________and __________ territories were given the right to popular sovereignty. This allowed the people of the territory to decide on the issue of slavery.
Utah and New Mexico
What was the Underground Railroad?
A series of safe houses that helped slaves escape to freedom.
Which act do most historians consider is responsible for Bleeding Kansas?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Abolitionist, Jayhawkers, and first Senator from Kansas. Destroyed the town of Osceola during the Civil War.
James Lane
Thomas Ewing Jr. established a law ending warfare on the border with Kansas and Missouri. What was it called?
Order #11
Under the Missouri Compromise, what did the line 36° 30’ establish?
States north of line are free states, south of line slave states
The Compromise of 1850 allowed the free states to acquire another free state. To please the South, what law was added to this compromise?
The Fugitive Slave Act passed. It required all Americans to return runaway slaves to their owners.
What did popular sovereignty do under the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
People who lived in Kansas Territory would decide the fate of slavery in the state by voting.
What proslavery forces crossed over from Missouri to vote for Kansas to be a proslavery government?
border-ruffians
Which constitution allowed women certain rights?
Wyandotte
First group of African Americans to serve in the Civil War.
1st Colored Kansas Infantry
In 1820, there were an equal number of slave and free states. How many were on each side?
11
Name one state that had more enslaved people than non-enslaved people in 1850?
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
Why was it difficult to organize a government in Kansas Territory?
anti and proslavery forces wanted to lead the government
Why was Kansas Territory nicknamed "Bleeding Kansas?"
violence took place in small battles that made national news
What constitution was chosen as Kansas'?
Wyandotte
Peace keepers that protected traders and settlers in Kansas during the post Civil War era.Multiple choice
Buffalo Soldiers
What were slave states and free states concerned about with this compromise?
maintain balance of power in congress
True or false: Free states outnumber slave states after the Compromise of 1850.
true
What did abolitionists believe?
Slavery was immoral and should be abolished
Jayhawkers responsibility was to...
Made raids into Missouri.
Which constitution was proslavery?
Lecompton
This African-American group moved North after the Civil War to create communities in Kansas were known as
Exodusters