The Missouri Compromise

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

• Missouri

• Kentucky

• Maine

• Ohio

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

• Alabama

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Clay

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives

• In the Senate

• In the Executive Branch

• In the Judicial Branch

How many votes does each state have in the senate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• It allowed Texas to enter the union as a FREE State

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

• sometimes prohibited, never allowed

• out lawed: allowed

• cheap, expensive

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

• The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.

• The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.

• The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.

Some Northerners wanted to _________ slavery because they thought it was morally wrong.

• proclaim

• abolish

• secede

• emancipate