Question 1: Which of the options best describes the violent conflict you read about in this lesson?
- Answer: Kansas erupted with violence between pro-slavery Americans and anti-slavery Americans.
Question 2: Which of the following options best describes an election you read about in this lesson?
- Answer: The Fugitive Slave Act played an important role in the Election of 1852.
Question 3: Which of the following options best describes what you learned about Stephen Douglas in this lesson? Select all that apply
- Answer:
- Douglas was an excellent debater except when he faced Abraham Lincoln.
- Douglas wanted to extend a railroad to the Pacific Ocean.
- Douglas created the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
(Note: "Douglas lost the presidential election to Franklin Pierce" is incorrect, as Douglas did not lose to Pierce; in fact, Pierce won the election of 1852.)