Compromises Quiz

Which state joined the USA as a Free state in the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Oregon

• Washington

• Texas

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

• The Senate would vote

• The House of Representatives would vote

• The President would decide

• Popular sovereignty- the people in the territory would vote

Why was the South against California entering the union?

• California would upset the balance of slave and free states.

• California wanted to be a slave state

• California was the scene of violence and bloodshed

• The addition of California would balance the power between free and slave states.

How did the Compromise of 1850 effect escaped slaves and freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

• Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.

• Members of both groups could be sold in Washington DC, slave markets.

• Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.

What was the major result of the Missouri Compromise?

• It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.

• It provided financing for canal construction.

• It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.

• It temporarily relieved sectional tensions by balancing power between slave and free states.

What event is being described in this list?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Court Case

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

The north was ________ slavery

• For
• Against
• Unsure
• About

The south was for slavery because

• they wanted to be difficult
• they liked slaves
• their economy depended on slavery
• this is wrong. 

Which was passed first?

• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850