Expansion and Division of the Nation

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Senator Henry Clay proposed the ______________ Compromise of 1820 to keep a balance between free and slave states.

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Missouri

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What set the slave line at the 36°30° parallel?

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Missouri Compromise

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Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"?

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Henry Clay

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Henry Clay devised a plan that would deal with slavery issues, border disputes, and fugitive slaves. What was this plan called?

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Compromise of 1850

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This law demanded that runaway slaves be returned to the South and that anyone who helped a slave escape would be punished.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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This author was even more committed to ending slavery after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. What was her name?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that shook the nation about the horrors of slavery?

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Uncle Toms Cabin

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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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The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

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Washington, DC