Chapters 18-19: The Debates Over Slavery Moves West

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Who was known as the Great Compromiser or Great Pacificator?

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Henry Clay

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This compromise was Clay’s last major act as a statesman.

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The Compromise of 1850

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Why were people worried about admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state?

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It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the country.

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Nicknamed the "Great Compromiser", this statesman also served as the US Secretary of State and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Henry Clay

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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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Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

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Henry Clay

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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

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The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

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Fugitive Slave Act.

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What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?

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Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.