In which 1857 novel does a boy stand up to a bully at Rugby School?

The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed which earlier agreement? In 1855, Matthew Maury published "The Physical Geography of the Sea", the first textbook of which science? Which U.S. president lived from 1856 to 1924? Which Kentuckian, whose middle name was Cabell, was vice president from 1857 to 1861? Which 1857 song includes the line "Bells on bob tail ring"? In 1859, which future author received his Mississippi steamboat pilot's license? In 1860, Christopher Spencer patented which breech-loading repeating weapon? Which 1860s novel features Prince Andrei Bolkonsky and Natasha Rostova?