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Compromise of 1850

Authored by EDWARD RISENER

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Compromise of 1850
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

California

Maine

Missouri

Texas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820,

Henry Clay

John Quincy Adams

John C. Calhoun

Abraham Lincoln

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

Virginia

Canada

California

Pennsylvania

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

Washington, DC

Richmond

New Orleans

Charleston

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