The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 1

kansas-nebraska act (1854)

Answer 1

• what will happen when this area forms a state?
• free? slave?
• favored by Douglas
• prelude to civil war

Question 2

1820 missouri compromise

Answer 2

• nebraska can enter as a slave state when they are ready

- in 1850s it now becomes an issue

Question 3

stephen douglas

Answer 3

• congressman in Washington d.c.
• “let them decide in the territories”
• knew it would cause a problem - let it come

Question 4

fugitive slave law (1850)

Answer 4

• if people can decide, what happens to this law?
• people in the North wanted this law abolished
• if people in the west can decide, then the north should choose too

Question 5

mason-dixon line

Answer 5

• separates slave and free states/territories

- creates a “north” and “south”

Question 6

remember this…

Answer 6

civil war preview - Stephen Douglas will have a major opponent in his upcoming elections. this opponent will gain fame for his ability to speak and his stance on keeping the union together. who is this person? Abe Lincoln

Question 7

what was the goal of the nebraska-kansas act

Answer 7

to decide which states would allow slavery and which states would not

Question 8

the fugitive slave law was included in the _______

Answer 8

Missouri compromise of 1850