Compromise of 1820 and 1850 2020

What was the name of the compromise over slavery that was written into the US Constitution?

• 1/3rd Compromise

• 3/5th's Compromise

• 2/3rd's Compromise

• 4/5th's Compromise

What year was the Missouri Compromise?

• 1810

• 1820

• 1840

• 1850

The MO Compromise, of 1820, seemed to settle the question of whether slavery could expand into the...

• Mexican Cession.

• Louisiana Purchase.

As a result of the MO Compromise, Maine became a free state and ___________ became a slave state.

• Louisiana

• Alabama

• Kansas

• Missouri

What did the MO Compromise say about runaway slaves?

• They could be captured and returned to their owners.

• They would be free.

• They would be sent to Liberia.

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

30 years after the MO Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

• Revolutionary War.

• War of 1812.

• Mexican War.

• Civil War.

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