Temporary Compromise

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 accomplish?

• it allowed Missouri to enter the union as a free state

• it allowed Maine to enter the union as a slave state

• it created a dividing line between free and slave states

• it created the Fugitive Slave Law

The Wilmot Proviso called for

• new states to allow slavery in the Southeast

• a ban on slavery in territories gained from Mexico

• new setters to vote on slavery in the Southwest

• an extension of the Missouri Compromise dividing line

Which of the following BEST describes Zachary Taylor's position on slavery in new territories during his presidential campaign?

• pro-slavery

• anti-slavery

• pro-compromise

• neutral

What political party was formed in 1848 to oppose the spread of slavery?

• the Whig Party

• the Free-Soil Party

• the Democratic Party

• the Republican Party

What challenge did Congress face in 1850?

• whether to acquire new Western territories

• whether to sell territory from the Mexican Cession

• whether to allow slavery in new territories

• whether to allow new territories to become states

How did Congress attempt to maintain a balance of power between Northern and Southern states in the mid-1800s?

• by keeping the number of free and slave states equal

• by creating more free states than slave states

• by creating more slave than free states

• by forming new political parties to address slavery

Which of the following events occurred first?

• the discovery of gold in California

• the Compromise of 1850

• the application for statehood by California

• the Missouri Compromise

When California applied for statehood, Southern states feared

• they would lose equality in the Senate

• enslaved workers would escape

• they would have to pass new laws to maintain slavery

• the gold-mining industry would overtake agriculture

Why did Southern states feel betrayed by President Zachary Taylor?

• He wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and Southerners did not trust their votes

• He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause

• He was from the South, and Southerners thought he favored California over his home state

• He was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to California

A result of the sectional crisis over California in 1850 was that

• Northern states considered leaving the Union

• President Taylor tried to compromise

• Northern politicians banned slavery

• Southern states considered leaving the Union