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"Bleeding Kansas" 1855-1859 (3-1)

Quiz by Steven Jones

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  • Q1
    What was Bleeding Kansas?
    A battle in the Civil War
    A peaceful period of compromise in Kansas
    A period of violent conflict over slavery in Kansas
    A time of prosperity in Kansas
    30s
  • Q2
    What act led to Bleeding Kansas?
    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Missouri Compromise
    The Dred Scott decision
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the main issue causing conflict in Bleeding Kansas?
    Slavery
    Religious freedom
    Land ownership
    Taxation
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the outcome of the conflict in Bleeding Kansas?
    Kansas remained a divided state
    Kansas became a territory of the Confederacy
    Kansas became a free state
    Kansas became a slave state
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the nickname given to the Kansas Territory during Bleeding Kansas?
    The Border War
    The Kansas Rebellion
    The Kansas Contention
    The Kansas Compromise
    30s
  • Q6
    Who were the two main groups in conflict during Bleeding Kansas?
    Democrats and Republicans
    Pro-slavery and anti-slavery activists
    North and South
    Farmers and industrialists
    30s
  • Q7
    Who led a raid on a pro-slavery settlement in Kansas in 1856?
    Robert E. Lee
    Ulysses S. Grant
    John Brown
    Abraham Lincoln
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the Lecompton Constitution?
    A pro-slavery constitution for Kansas
    A federal constitution for Kansas
    A compromise constitution for Kansas
    An anti-slavery constitution for Kansas
    30s
  • Q9
    What was the result of the election to ratify the Lecompton Constitution?
    The constitution was ratified
    The constitution was rejected
    The constitution was sent back to Congress
    The constitution was amended
    30s
  • Q10
    What effect did Bleeding Kansas have on the nation as a whole?
    It led to an expansion of slavery
    It strengthened the Union
    It increased tensions between North and South
    It brought peace to the nation
    30s

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