Slavery and Missouri Compromise

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

• 1820

• 1850

• 1776

• 1803

The Missouri Compromise is also known as?

• The Compromise of 1820

• The Equality Compromise

• The Henry Clay Compromise

• The Great Compromise

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Clay

How many votes does each state have in the senate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• depends on population 

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited

• prohibited, permitted or allowed

• sometimes prohibited, never allowed

• cheap, expensive

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

Why did the South or pro-slavery states get the worst deal in the Missouri Compromise?

• There was more land north of the 36-30 line which didn't allow slavery

• It lost votes in the Senate

• It lost votes in the House of Representatives

• There was more land below the 36-30 line