icivics Pushing Toward Civil Rights: Slave States Free States

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What was the main issue that drove a wedge through the United States as new states joined the union?

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The issue of slavery

Front

What did abolitionists believe about slavery?

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They wanted to abolish slavery completely

Front

What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850 regarding California's application for statehood?

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California became a free state.

Front

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require citizens to do?

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Cooperate with the process of returning slaves to their owners

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

Front

When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

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1820

Front

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

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In the Senate

Front

How many votes does each state have in the senate?

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2

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The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

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prohibited, permitted or allowed