Ch. 16 Slavery Divides the Nation

This divided a territory into two parts.

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

This attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico.

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

This declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states.

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

A proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces.

• fugitive

• martyr

• Border Ruffian

A runaway person

• fugitive

• martyr

• Border Ruffian

One who sacrifices his or her own life for their beliefs.

• fugitive

• martyr

• Border Ruffian

Which of the following political parties was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in the western territories?

• Democrat

• Free-Soil

• Whig

• Republican

What Compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?

• admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states from that time forward.

• admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state.

• admit Missouri as a slave state and ban slavery in all other new states from that time forward.

• admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?

• It had little effect on the balance of slave and free states.

• It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years.

• It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848.

• It ensured a decrease in the number of slave states.

Which of the following is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

• Slavery is banned in New Mexico and Utah.

• Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves to owners.

• The slave trade is outlawed in Washington, D.C.

• A border dispute between Texas and New Mexico is settled.