#1 Why did the federal government remove American Indians from the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
A.They wanted to protect the American Indians from attacks by settlers.
B.They wanted to extend the railroad and open the land to settlers.
C.The Missouri Compromise declared that they had to be removed.
D.Fighting from the Mexican-American War was extending into the area.
#2 Why did Southern senators initially block the organization of the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
A.They thought the railroad that would be built there would only benefit the North.
B.They did not think the area’s American Indians should be moved to Oklahoma.
C.They worried that the area’s American Indians would be relocated to the South.
D.They were afraid the admission of new free states would tip the balance.
#3 How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect the abolition movement?
A.The act incited so much violence that people stopped supporting abolition.
B.The act spurred more people to join the movement, making it stronger.
C.The act divided the abolition movement into factions and weakened it.
D.The act encouraged more people to join proslavery groups instead.
