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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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    Social Studies
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  • Which line separated the Louisiana Purchase into two parts?
    36'30
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  • The _______ repealed the Missouri Compromise.
    Kansas-Nebraska Act
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  • What did the government want to build out west?
    Railroad
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  • Who did the government want to build the railroad out West?
    slaves
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  • If the government wanted to use slaves to build the railroad out west, they would need permission from.....
    The slaves' owners
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  • After the 36'30 line was repealed, how would states decide whether to be free states or slave states?
    They would vote.
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  • Why did many people (northerners and southerners) move into Kansas?
    They wanted to impact the vote.
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  • Why was Kansas called "Bleeding Kansas"?
    Many people died in fights between Northerners and Southerners.
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  • What was Kansas' nickname?
    Bleeding Kansas
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  • Why did people want to build a railroad out West?
    safer, faster, to find gold, free land, etc.
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  • What does REPEAL mean?
    to cancel
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  • If northerners moved into Kansas, what would they vote to be?
    Free State
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  • If southerners moved into Kansas, what would they vote to be?
    Slave State
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  • Why was the Missouri Compromise repealed (or canceled)?
    They wanted to build a railroad out west.
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  • Under the Missouri Compromise, the NORTHERN half of the Louisiana Purchase would be .....
    free territory
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  • Under the Missouri Compromise, the SOUTHERN half of the Louisiana Purchase would be .....
    Slave territory
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