The Missouri Compromise

Multiple Choice

Lincoln won the election with support from which region?

• North

• South

• East

• Canada

Multiple Choice

How many Southern States listed Lincoln as a canidate on their ballot?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

In what year was Abraham Lincolin elected president of the United States?

• 1800

• 1824

• 1828

• 1860

Multiple Choice

How many States had seceded by time Lincoln took office?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

How many weeks after Lincoln took office did the Civil War start?

• 3 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

Multiple Choice

New York representative James Tallmadge suggested that if Missouri were to become a U.S. state, it MUST join as a FREE STATE. Who rejected this idea?

• Northerners rejected the "Tallmadge Amendment"

• Southerners rejected the "Tallmadge Amendment"

• Easterners rejected the "Tallmadge Amendment"

• Westerners rejected the "Tallmadge Amendment"

Multiple Choice

In the view of the Southerners and those who supported slavery, who should decide whether a state became SLAVE or FREE?

• Congress

• The People [residents of the State]

• The President

• The House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

Who suggested the Missouri Compromise?

• James Tallmadge of New York

• James Polk

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay of Kentucky

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise allowed which SLAVE state to join the Union?

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kansas

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise allowed which FREE state to join the Union?

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kansas

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Missouri Compromise, an imaginary line was drawn dividing the "North" from the "South." Any state NORTH of the line...

• permitted slavery ONLY in STATES north of Missouri

• ALLOWED slavery in States north of the LINE

• OUTLAWED slavery in STATES north of the LINE

• left it to popular sovereignty, people could vote to make the state "Free" or "Slave"

Multiple Choice

Who supported the Missouri Compromise because it SOLVED the DIVIDE between the North and South over slavery?

• James Tallmadge of New York

• James Polk

• Henry Clay of Kentucky

• John Quincy Adams

Poll

Do you agree or disagree with John Quincy Adams with his thoughts on the Missouri Compromise?

• Agree

• Disagree