Compromises in U.S. History

Compromises

Review of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise granted Missouri statehood as a...

• Free State

• Slave State

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise added Maine as a...

• Free State

• Slave State

Multiple Choice

The 36, 30 line (or Missouri Compromise line) is also the southern border of which state?

• Arkansas

• Maine

• Missouri

• Kansas

Fill in the Blank

The Missouri Compromise made all territory north of the 36, 30 line ____ territory.

Fill in the Blank

The Missouri Compromise made all territory south of the 36, 30 line _____ territory.

Multiple Choice

The Compromise of 1850 added California as a...

• Free State

• Slave State

Multiple Select

The Compromise of 1850 made these two territories open to slavery by "popular sovereignty."

• Minnesota Territory

• New Mexico Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Utah Territory

Multiple Choice

Popular sovereignty meant that...

• the federal government decided whether or not Utah and New Mexico would have slavery.

• the other states decided whether or not Utah and New Mexico would have slavery.

• the 36, 30 line decided whether or not Utah and New Mexico would have slavery.

• The people who lived in Utah and New Mexico would vote on whether or not they would allow slavery.

Multiple Choice

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was good for which group of states?

• Free States

• Slave States

Poll

If you lived in a free state, and you were told that you had to help catch runaway slaves, would you comply (follow the law)?

• Yes, I wouldn't want to be punished for breaking the law.

• Yes, even though I disagree with the law that doesn't mean I am allowed to break the law.

• No, if I think a law is wrong then I should not follow it. Even if that means I might be punished for that choice.

Multiple Choice

The Kansas-Nebraska Act organized which two new territories?

• Indian Territory

• New Mexico & Utah

• Kansas & Nebraska

• Minnesota & Oregon

Fill in the Blank

The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska would decide slavery by _______ ___________.

Open Ended

Do you think that Kansas and Nebraska will choose to be slave or free territories now that they have the ability to choose for themselves? Explain your thoughts.