Missouri Compromise Review

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What part of Congress is the North and South fighting for power in?

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Senate

Front

Why are some Northerners against slavery?

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Because they think slavery is morally wrong and because they think that slavery takes away their economic opportunities in new states.

Front

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise? Options: The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states., The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate., The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners., The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.

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The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

Front

What does the Union stand for? Options: All of these, the Confederacy, the South, the United States

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the United States

Front

Some Northerners wanted to _________ slavery because they thought it was morally wrong.

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abolish

Front

What is Congress's job?

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To make the laws.

Front

When would the North be able to make a law to ban slavery? Options: When they control the Presidency., When they control just the Senate., When they control just the House of Representatives., When they control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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When they control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Front

Which of the following best describes the mood/tone of this time period so far? Cheerful, Anxious, Optimistic, Playful

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Anxious

Front

The Missouri Compromise stated that ALL future states north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes would have to be free states.

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False

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When did the differences between the North and South begin?

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They began before the U.S. declared independence from Great Britain.