Compromise of 1850

In 1850, _______ with its' large population as a result of the Gold Rush, applied for statehood.

• Arizona

• California

• New Mexico

• Utah

Which US Senator was most responsible for the Compromise of 1850?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• Stephen Douglas

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

• Washington, DC

• Richmond

• New Orleans

• Charleston

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

• Arizona

• California

• New Mexico

• Utah

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

• The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

• They would automatically become slave states.

• Slavery was banned.

• All of the above.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

• Freedom Act.

• Emancipation Act.

• Slaveowners Act.

• Fugitive Slave Act.

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

• Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

• Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

• Popular in the North.

• Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, many escaped slaves living in the North fled to...

• Canada.

• Mexico.

• California.

• Liberia.

The Fugitive Slave Act...

• increased Underground Railroad Activity.

• led to resistance in the North.

• infuriated abolitionists.

• All of the above

What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?

• The underground railroad was ended
• Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
• Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
• Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves