Missouri Compromise & Compromise of 1850

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What does Compromise mean?

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settling a dispute by mutual concession

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Which compromise came before the Compromise of 1850? Options: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Dred Scott Compromise, Mexican Cession

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Missouri Compromise

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What year was the Missouri Compromise?

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1820

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As a result of the MO Compromise, Maine became a free state and ___________ became a slave state.

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Missouri

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The line of latitude established by the MO Compromise to determine where slavery could spread to was...

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36'30

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

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Mexican War.

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In 1850, _______ with its' large population as a result of the Gold Rush, applied for statehood.

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California

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Who introduced the Compromise of 1850?

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Henry Clay

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What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

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To balance out the number of free and slave states

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What is Popular Sovereignty?

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Allowing the people to vote for the state