Question 1
When Kansas applied for statehood, President James Buchanan:
A) endorsed the pro-slavery constitution.
B) said the issue was a congressional one.
C) refused to consider the request at that time.
D) accepted the anti-slavery constitution.
Question 2
John Brown's raid shocked the South because:
A) of the South's great fear of a slave rebellion.
B) Southerners did not realize that whites cared this much about slavery.
C) it was so successful.
D) so many people died in vain.
Question 3
The Lecompton Constitution was an unsuccessful attempt to create a state government for:
A) California.
B) Texas.
C) Kansas.
D) Missouri.
Question 4
While the South was shocked by Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, it was even more shocked by:
A) the lack of Northern interest in the event.
B) widespread Northern mourning for Brown's death.
C) the federal government's failure to send troops to capture Brown.
D) Southern politicians' support for Brown.
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