Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Who was known as the Great Compromiser?

John C Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
George Washington

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?

California
Michigan
Washington
Georgia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?

Fugitive Dog Acts
Fugitive Slave Act
Abolition Act of 1850
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?

The Senate would vote
The House of Representatives would vote
The President would vote
Popular sovereignty

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Fugitive Slave Act allowed who to enter Free States in pursuit of fugitive slaves?

Slave catchers
Abolitionists
Free Soilers
Democrats

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why was the South against California entering the union?

California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
California wanted to be a slave state
California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
I don't have the foggiest idea

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What threat made by Calhoun forced Clay to come up with the Compromise of 1850?

South threatened to free the slaves
South threatened to secede
South threatened to kill Henry Clay
South threatened blow up the White House

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