In the early 1850s, how would creating a territory north of the Missouri Compromise line affect the
balance of free states and slave states? - upset the balance
The name "Bleeding Kansas" referred to - violence between proslavery and antislavery settlers.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, - the people in each territory would vote on whether they
wanted to allow slavery or not.
Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act with the strongest support from - Southerners.
How did the United States acquire the land that became Kansas and Nebraska? - as part of the
Louisiana Purchase
In 1856, an antislavery group led by John Brown killed settlers at - Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
In May of 1856, a proslavery mob attacked the town of - Lawrence, Kansas.
What did the terms of the Missouri Compromise impose on the lands of the Louisiana Purchase? -
Only states south of 36° 30' N would permit slavery.
In the 1800s, the US government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in
order to - maintain a balance in Congress between representatives who supported slavery and
those who opposed it.
Stephen A. Douglas wanted to open the land of Kansas and Nebraska for - settlement
The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the - territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act received strong support from - southern states