The 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

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay

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

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line, slavery was ____________________ and South of the line, slavery was _______________________.

• permitted, prohibited

• prohibited, permitted

• sometimes prohibited, sometimes permitted

• prohibited, prohibited