US HISTORY MID

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

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Missouri

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

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Maine

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The Missouri Compromise is also known as?

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The Compromise of 1820

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Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

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36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

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Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

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Henry Clay

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Why were members of the U.S. Congress worried about California becoming a state?

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Half of the states were slave states and half of the states were free states. Adding California would make the number of states uneven and give one side more voting power.

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What is NOT a reason the FREE states were happy with the Compromise of 1850? Options: California joined the United States as a free state. The buying and selling of slaves was no longer allowed in Washington, D.C. The Fugitive Act was passed.

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The Fugitive Act was passed.

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California was admitted to the Union as a ________________.

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state that did not allow slavery

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30 years after the Missouri Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

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Mexican-American War.

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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