21.3 Lesson Review

21.3 Lesson Review

Missouri Compromise

Feelings on Missouri Entering the Union

• Northerner, "Congress should have the power to stop slavery."

• Southerner, "New states should have the same freedoms as the original 13 states."

• Based on the above comments, why was there a problem with whether or not to make slavery legal?

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Multiple Select

Northern and Southern states argued about if Congress had the ____________ to stop slavery in a state.

• power

• authority

• courage

Missouri Compromise (1820)

• Missouri a slave state....Maine a free state

• Every new territory north of the 36 30' latitude line would be free

How does this compromise solve the 'slavery' problem?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements shows part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri and Maine would both be free states

• Maine would be a slave state and Missouri would be a free state

• All new territories north of the 36 30' line would be free territories

Reactions to Missouri Compromise (part #1)

• Northerner, "Congress is giving into slavery and they are allowing slavery to expand."

Reactions to Missouri Compromise

• Southerner, "Congress is just interfering with states and telling them how to run their own business."

• Why would the north and south feel this way? Why are they both not happy?

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Multiple Choice

True and False --

"Only one region was truly happy with the Missouri Compromise."

• True

• False