Compromises pre Civil War

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Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850? Options: California, Maine, Missouri, Texas

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California

Front

Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820.

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Henry Clay

Front

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

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Popular Sovereignty

Front

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

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secede

Front

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

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Canada

Front

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? Options: The Northern free states, The Southern slave states, California, The states in New England

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The Southern slave states

Front

The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

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increased sectional tensions in the United States

Front

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

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Henry Clay

Front

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

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Missouri

Front

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

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Maine