Kansas-Nebraska Act Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Kansas-Nebraska Act? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is one of several factors that predicated which conflict?


The American Revolution
The War of the Worlds
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War
Q. What did Southern leaders offer Senator Douglas in return for not prohibiting slavery in the new Kansas and Nebraska Territories?


jalapeno cheese grits and a glass of sweet tea
support for a northern route for the future transcontinental
a truce in violent conflicts between the North and South
his own plantation in Mississippi
Q. Which piece of legislation defined geographical boundaries for slavery?


Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Indian Removal Act
Q. How many states were there in the United States when the Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed?


13
24
31
48
Q. Which other U.S. Territory were several aspects of the Kansas and Nebraska Territories modeled after?


Puerto Rico
New Mexico
Utah
Oregon