Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding Kansas

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In the 1850s, what was the fastest way to get from New York to California?

Sailing around the tip of South America.

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What was the point of contention in the debate over the transcontinental railroad?

To determine where to place the railroad's eastern terminus.

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Who led the northerners in wanting the transcontinental railroad to end in Chicago?

Stephen A. Douglas.

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What problem existed with the northern terminus of the transcontinental railroad?

That it would require the railroad to pass through unorganized Indian country.

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What two territories would the Kansas-Nebraska Act create?

Nebraska and Kansas.

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Why did southerners oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

That it would lead to the creation of more free states.

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How would slavery be determined in the territories according to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Popular sovereignty.

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Which state gave pro-slavery advocates an advantage in Kansas?

Missouri.

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According to early Kansas law, how could people who weren't permanent residents still vote?

They could vote as one day Kansans.

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What was the result of the early Kansas elections?

The Kansas legislature legalized slavery.

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What was the capital of Kansas when the Kansas legislature legalized slavery?

Lecompton.

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Where did anti-slavery people in Kansas form their own government?

Lawrence.

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Who rampaged through the town of Lawrence, destroying property and terrorizing the anti-slavery government?

Missouri border ruffians.

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What was the name of the speech Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner gave?

The Crime Against Kansas.

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Which South Carolina senator did Charles Sumner slam in his speech?

Andrew Butler.

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Who assaulted Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate?

Preston Brooks.

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How did Preston Brooks assault Charles Sumner?

He beat him with a cane.

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Who decided it was time for the anti-slavery folks to fight back?

John Brown.

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How did John Brown get active in the abolitionist fight?

Joined vigilance committees.

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What was the name of the pro-slavery village that John Brown attacked?

Potawatomi Creek.

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What happened at Potawatomi Creek?

He and his men dragged five pro-slavery men from their homes and hacked them to death with broadswords.

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What did Horace Greeley call Kansas?

Bleeding Kansas.