Chapter 21 - Missouri Compromise and 1850 1

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There was an unspoken agreement in Congress to keep the number of free and slave states equal.

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True

Front

The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be admitted as a free state?

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Maine

Front

What law was passed to help slave owners recapture their property?

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The Fugitive Slave Act

Front

Both the North and the South welcomed California to the nation as a free state.

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False

Front

The Fugitive Slave Law was tremendously successful.

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False

Front

What aspect of the Compromise of 1850 pleased the South? Options: The end of the slave trade in Washington D.C., It required the Underground Railroad to be dismantled., California becoming a free state

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the Fugitive Slave Act

Front

What allowed California to be a free state and Utah and territory in the west to be open to slavery?

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the Compromise of 1850

Front

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

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Missouri

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The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ .

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banned

Front

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

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California