Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

• Utah and New Mexico

• California and Oregon

• Oklahoma and Texas

• Michigan and Ohio

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Northern free states

• The Southern slave states

• California

• The states in New England

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

• increased sectional tensions in the United States

• decreased sectional tensions in the United States

• kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

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

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west