Who were Border Ruffians?Group of answer choicesIllegal voters from Missouri who voted for a proslavery government in KansasAntislavery supporters from Missouri who violently fought with proslavery forces in KansasNew England abolitionists who sent money and guns to support antislavery forces in KansasKansas settlers who wrote a proslavery constitution for their territory

7. Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery? aDaniel Webster and Henry ClaybJames Polk and John Quincy AdamscNat Turner and John BrowndCharles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas8. All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except amany slaves moved to Canada.bNortherners refused to obey the law.chounded slave catchers returned to the South.dplantation owners did not want returned slaves.9. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise? aIt changed the borders of Missouri.bIt required that all of Missouri be free.cIt allowed slavery in new Northern territories.dIt established new interstate trade rules.10. Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? aIt led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.bIt settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.cIt calmed the country's dispute over slavery.dIt required that the new territories would be free states.11. What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case? athat slavery diminished the national characterbthat African American rights were protected by the Constitutioncthat African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal courtdthat slavery should be abolished by executive order12. What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry? ato create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slaverybto bring attention to the conflict between the North and the Southcto bring the two sides together to form a new compromisedto create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states13. How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future? aHe won the senate race in Illinois.bHe became known throughout the nation.cHe was seen as a poor candidate for public office.dHe felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.

The decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska resulted in:A.Southern leaders refusing to acknowledge Kansas or Nebraska as states.B.proslavery and antislavery groups fighting to influence the elections.C.the Supreme Court legalizing slavery throughout the United States.D.abolitionists encouraging uprisings of enslaved people throughout the territories.

Starting in 1860, Southern states began to secede in response to __________.Group of answer choicesthe election of Abraham Lincolnthe attack on Fort SumterJohn Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferrythe Kansas-Nebraska Act

Many proslavery supporters rushed into Kansas from __________.Group of answer choicesArkansasMissouriNebraskaLouisiana

Match each viewpoint to the correct leader.opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Actwanted to allow slavery to continueintroduced the Kansas-Nebraska Actbelieved slavery was a moral issue