The Missouri Compromise

Use the MAP to complete the Map Activity on page 34.

Multiple Choice

What year was the Missouri Compromise?

• 1819

• 1832

• 1820

• 1825

Multiple Choice

The two states involved in the Missouri Compromise are?

• South Carolina and North Carolina

• Washington D.C. and Philadelphia

• Maine and Missouri

• Missouri and Alabama

Multiple Choice

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

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kansas

Multiple Choice

Who suggested the Missouri Compromise?

• James Tallmadge of New York

• James Polk

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay of Kentucky

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

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution to the growing conflict between northern states and southern states

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

Multiple Choice

The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.

• no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
• Europe must leave the Americas alone
• the United States would stay out of Europe's business
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What does the Monroe Doctrine do?

• Kicks all European nations out

• Tells European nations they cannot colonize any more

• Tells European nations their citizens cannot come into the nation anymore

• Removes all European colonies from the colonies they currently have