Effects of Expansion

What do the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 have in common?

• immigration in the territories.

• institution of slavery in the territories

• exploration in the territories

• Native Americans In the territories

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• The Seminole moved west peacefully and happily.

• A forced Indian removal was called “The Trail of Tears”.

• The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court.

• The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court.

This President signed into law the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

This group took their concerns over their land to the Supreme Court where it was decided that they could keep their land.

• Apache

• Seminole

• Iroquois

• Cherokee

What was the main objective of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Establish slavery as quickly as possible in new territories.

• Outline the steps and expectations for new territories to become states.

• Provide a place for Native Americans to move to when removed from land.

• Defeat other countries such as England and Spain in claiming the area.

This law passed in 1820 dividing the Louisiana Territory into areas allowing Missouri to be a slave state, but Maine to be free.

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

A law passed that said escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners.

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

A law passed allowing two territories to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to allow slavery.

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

A law passed that stated that California was admitted into the Union as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

A court decision that ruled that a man had to return to slavery despite having traveled to free states with his owner.

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850