Unit 9 Review through Compromise of 1850

What topic divided the United States like no other topic during the 1850's?

• Slavery

• Mexican American War

• The border of the Oregon Territory.

• Whether or not to annex Texas.

What were southern states fearful of when it came to slavery? They were afraid that . . .

• the North would try to get rid of slavery.

• there would be a massive slave revolt.

• most slaves would escape North.

• slavery would not be profitable anymore.

How did the South try to protect slavery? They tried by . . .

• controlling most of the Federal government.

• creating a constitutional amendment.

• making slave ownership a civil right.

• creating an army to protect their slaves.

What are the three parts of the Federal government?

• Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court.

• Legislature, National Council, the presidency

• The Supreme Court, Congress, Prime Minister

• Senate, the presidency, the Supreme Court

What are the two houses of Congress?

• The Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The upper and lower chambers.

• The Executive Council and the Legislature.

• The Senate and the Executive Council.

True or False? Most US presidents up until the Civil War were slave owners.

• True

• False

Which section of the country had a larger population?

• The North

• The South

Which section of the country had a majority in the House of Representatives?

• The South.

• The North.

What part of the government was up for grabs between North and South?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Presidency

How was representation in the Senate determined?

• Each state sent the same number of senators.

• It was based on each state's population